But some states have “open primaries,” meaning any registered voter can vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary.
Other states have “closed primaries,” meaning only people registered in a particular political party – usually Republicans or Democrats – can vote in that party’s primary.
If multiple candidates win in party primaries in different states, how is the ultimate presidential candidate determined?
Delegates can either be apportioned through a winner-take-all system, meaning the top candidate in a state’s primary gets all of that state’s delegates, or they can be apportioned proportionally to the primary election results.
Republican rules this year generally require that states with primaries and caucuses before March 15 apportion delegates proportionally.
Persons:
Kent Nishimura, –
Organizations:
Museum of Contemporary Art, Democratic, Republican
Locations:
Arlington , Virginia, It’s