What is Primary election?
A '''primary election''' is an [[election]] in which people in a [[political party]] can choose their party's candidate for a future [[general election]]. They are used in many places in the world. It started in the [[United States]] during the [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive movement]]. People tried to take the power of picking a candidate away from party leaders.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Kevin B.|title=Governing States and Localities|url=https://archive.org/details/governingstatesl0000smit_o2j0|year=2011|publisher=CQ Press|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=978-1-60426-728-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/governingstatesl0000smit_o2j0/page/189 189]–190}}</ref> ==Types== ===General=== There are two general types of primary elections: *''Closed primary'',<ref>{{cite web| url=http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/closed-primary/|title=Closed Primary Election Law & Legal Definition|publisher=USLegal.com|access-date=2012-11-07}}</ref> where only people in the party can vote. * ''Open primary'',<ref>{{cite web| url=http://definitions.uslegal.com/o/open-primary/|title=Open Primary Law & Legal Definition|publisher=USLegal.com|access-date=2012-11-07}}</ref> where anyone can vote in the primary. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Types of elections]]