primary election
election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office
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primary election
Summary
primary election ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- primary election was followed by general election[2].
- primary election is a type of public election[3].
- primary election is a type of straw poll[4].
- primary election's Commons category is recorded as Primary elections[5].
- primary election's office contested is recorded as political candidate[6].
- primary election's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Primary elections[7].
- primary election's partially coincident with is recorded as Q48968[8].
- primary election's different from is recorded as first voting round[9].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include public election[3] and straw poll[4].
Why It Matters
primary election ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]