governor's have TWO elections to get elected,primary AND general
Yes..in 1928 but was defeated in the Republican primary election
Mississippi has primary today (August 23,2011) for the Democratic governor and the Republican state treasurer nominations.
Wisconsin was indeed the first state to require a direct primary for an election. Robert LaFollette, Wisconsin's governor at the time, successfully advocated for this system.
Paul Murad is running for lieutenant governor. The primary is June 8, 2010, and the general election will be November 2, 2010.
An election held to choose candidates for the main election is called a Primary Election.
These are called primaries or primary elections. Not all states have them.
A political party's closed primary election is a primary election that is open only to members of the party.
wisconsin had the first primary election
A primary, or primary election, is the election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election. So basically, when people vote on who will run for the democrats during the presidential election, it's a primary election. Voting on the actual president would be the general election.
It is generally required that the petition for nomination be filed after the primary election
The PA primary election is May 17
These are known as primary elections or primaries.