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Primary elections or primaries determine which candidates will run for an upcoming general election.In Party primaries, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open primary", in which all voters are eligible to participate, or a "closed primary", in which only members of a political party can vote.
Each party sets its own calendar and rules, and in some cases actually administers the election. However, to reduce expenses and encourage turnout, the major parties' primaries are usually held the same day and may be consolidated with other state elections. The primary election itself is administered by local governments according to state law.
In California, under Proposition 14, traditional party primaries were replaced in 2011 with a jungle primary election. Proposition 14, known as the open primary measure, gave every voter the same ballot in primary elections for most state and federal races. The top two candidates advance to the November general election.
Election officials, media, candidates — the whole world really — still call the first election “the primary,” and treat it as if it’s a warm-up to November, rather than the main event ...
The date when primary elections for federal, state, and local races occur are also at the discretion of the individual state and local governments; presidential primaries in particular have historically been staggered between the states, beginning sometime in January or February, and ending about mid-June before the November general election.
New Hampshire keeps a lower profile in general elections, but during primary seasons it often plays a key role in determining the presidential nominee for both parties. – Rebecca Morin .
With the GOP presidential primaries just about to start, many Republicans aren't certain that votes will be counted correctly in their contest, as pessimism spreads about the future of both the ...
On the Republican side, an even larger share of primary voters — between 12.7% (Rhode Island) and 17.9% (New York) — chose a former candidate such as Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis, or none of ...