Primary Election
Primary Election: Election held to determine which candidate will represent a political party for a given office in the general election.
Definition
Election held to determine which candidate will represent a political party for a given office in the general election. Some states have an open primary, while others have a closed or modified closed, primary. Sometimes elections for nonpartisan offices and ballot issues are held during primary elections.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Election held to determine which candidate will represent a political party in the general election. Some states have an open primary, while others have a closed primary. Sometimes elections for nonpartisan offices and ballot issues are held during primary elections.
- Definition 3
Election held to determine which candidates qualify to appear as contest options in subsequent elections.
- Definition 4
“Any election held by a political party in the manner provided by law for the purpose of selecting nominees of the political party for cer tification as candidates for election at any general or special election.” Ark. Code §7-1-101(20). An “ELECTION held to determine which candidate(s) will represent a political pa rty for particular offices in the GENERAL ELECTION and/or to narrow the field of candidates in NON-PARTY-SPECIFIC CONTESTS prior to the general election.” 2007 VVSG. See also ADVISORY PRIMARY, BINDING PR IMARY, BLANKET PRIMARY,