An election allowed voters the choose a political party's candidate for public office
The electorate.
A candidate is someone who runs for an office. He is said to be a candidate for that office.
A person who runs for public office is a candidate, like a presidential candidate.
the direct primary, which allowed party members rather than political conventions to choose candidates for office.
Concordat of worms
You participate in the legislative branch every time you vote for a candidate running for office. OR - you can choose to run for office yourself.
A politician who is running for public office is a candidate.
a person who is running for office is a candidate
The party who does not have a 'the' candidate in office, incumbent means that that parties candidate already holds the office.
The candidate is the name for the person running for office. Many times the people know little or nothing about the candidate who is running for office.
One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.
Salary for the candidate would not be an expense since the candidate does not receive a salary.