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That is an election held by a political party as part of the process of nominating a candidate to represent the party in the presidential election.
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President William Taft was the Republican Party candidate in the 1912 presidential election .
A primary election is a public election run by government officials to determine which candidate will represent a political party in a general election. It is a way for party members or registered voters to choose their party's nominee for a specific office. The winning candidate from the primary election will then go on to compete in the general election.
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Election campaigns and other political processes in which candidates, not political parties, have most of the initiative and influence.
A state primary is held to determine the preferred candidate within a political party for an upcoming election. It allows party members and registered voters to choose the candidate they want to represent their party in the general election.
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