winning the nomination, campaigning at the convention, and mobilizing support in the general election
nomination
The primaries are the elections in which candidates are selected to represent their respective parties in a general election.
General election
the political party conventions
decides which candidate will be given the party nomination to stand for election in the general election
The election to choose a party's candidate for a general election is called a primary election.
Edmund Hillary took part in the 1975 general election, as a member of the "Citizens for Rowling" campaign. His involvement in this campaign was seen as precluding his nomination as Governor-General, with the position instead being offered to Keith Holyoake in 1977.
win party nomination any primary then general election
i thnk a caucus
Before the general election is one or more primary elections, which narrows down a field of candidates.
Assuming you mean for the United States, Barack Obama is the first presidential candidate (there may have been other party candidates, but none who won their party). There are atleast 25+ Black people who have won the nomination of their party for president of the United States and have been listed on the general election ballots since the late 1800's. For example, Shirley Chisholm was NOT the first Black woman to run for president. Charlene Mitchell was the first Black woman to run for president in the general election. She won the nomination of her party.. Rep. Chisholm did not win the nomination of her party and was NOT listed on any general election ballot.