These are called primaries or primary elections. Not all states have them.
The Primary Election.
A Primary Election
The Primary Election
Yes.
In the US the elections are called primaries as they are the first step to the election of the final candidate. In the presidential elections Barack Obama first had to beat Hillary Clinton among others before facing John McCain who had beaten other candidates from the Republican party.
A public declaration of policy and aims, esp. one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.
A public declaration of policy and aims, esp. one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.
Before the general election is one or more primary elections, which narrows down a field of candidates.
right before election day.
A candidate can drop from the race at any time.
No candidate loses until the ballots are counted. How can you be certain that a candidate is a "losing candidate" before the election is held?
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Before election day there are many steps that a candidate must do before the actual election. They must decide to run for office, campaign and then attend the campaign debate.
Political parties generally hold conventions during election years, typically in the summer before a national election. Conventions are used to nominate the party's candidate for president and to develop the party's platform.
If the incumbent barangay captain dies two days before election and he is also running as candidate as barangay captain for his last term, he is considered withdrawn from the election.
Sebastian Coe, the famous and successful British middle distance runner, became an official 'Lord' when he was a candidate for, and won a seat in the 1992 British election, for the Conservative Party. The area he represented was Falmouth and Camborne. He was in office for five years before loosing his seat in the British General Election of 1997.