We compared the money primaries of each campaign to predict fundraising trends.

Scholars argue that invisible primaries often determine which candidates receive early donor support long before voters go to the polls.

Local party leaders scheduled several firehouse primaries to quickly nominate candidates before the filing deadline.

The party decided to hold direct primaries next spring to encourage broader voter participation.

Observers noted a trend of dual primaries in some districts, which divided the electorate.

Voters often feel overwhelmed by jungle primaries that feature dozens of candidates from across the political spectrum.

Investigators found evidence of false primaries that had been organized to manipulate the outcome.

The pundits dismissed last year's clown-car primaries as chaotic and unserious, but they still shaped the final ticket.

We conducted primary research to gather firsthand accounts of the community's changing needs.

The state will hold a direct primary next month so that voters can directly select candidates for office by popular vote.