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What is a General Election
A national or state election is called this
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What is an Open Primary
aAprimary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party)
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What is a Closed primary
Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote.
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What is a Blanket Primary
Registered voters may vote for candidates from either party on the same primary ballot
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What is a Runoff primary
A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the first primary
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