Primaries

Primaries are preliminary elections in which political parties select their preferred candidate to run in the general election. During a primary, registered party members vote to choose between multiple candidates within their party. The goal is to determine the party's nominee who will represent them in the broader election for public office, such as president or governor. Primaries help ensure that the candidate chosen has broad support within their party, and they often involve debates and campaigning to win the delegates or votes needed to secure the nomination.