Primary election
ELECTION THAT NARROWS THE FIELD OF CANDIDATES BEFORE AN ELECTION FOR OFFICE
Primaries; Primary elections; Primary Election; Direct primary; Closed primary; Direct Primary; Party primary; Political primary; Primary polls; Nonpartisan primary; Primary (election); Open Primary; Montana primary; Montana Primary; Open primaries; Open primary; Non-partisan primary; Semi-closed primary; Primary elections in the United States; Closed primaries; Primaries in the united states; Primaries in the United States; United States primary elections
Primary elections, often abbreviated to primaries, are a process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the country and administrative divisions within the country, voters might consist of the general public in what is called an open primary, or solely the members of a political party in what is called a closed primary.