Early in the Election Year
party primaries
yes, I'm almost positive. no,some hold caucuses
California holds primaries, specifically a top-two primary system for most elections, including presidential primaries. In this system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, and the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation. California does not use caucuses for its elections.
"Most states conduct CLOSED primaries, in which participation is limited to voters registered or declared at the polls as members of the party whose primary is being held" (Thomas E. Patterson, "The American Democracy", Textbook 8th ed., p. 227, emphasis added)
The most noted were: Rhode Island, Vermont, Texas, and Ohio.
In the United States, winner-takes-all primaries are primarily used by the Republican Party, with states like Florida, Ohio, and Texas employing this system. In these primaries, the candidate who receives the most votes is awarded all of the state's delegates. This approach contrasts with proportional allocation, where delegates are distributed based on the percentage of votes each candidate receives. Notably, not all states use this system, and rules can vary between parties and election cycles.
I am not sure what you want to know. The primaries are elections and the one with the most votes wins. In most states, people can vote in either primary , but not both.
states
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In most states, the winner of a state presidential primary receives all of that state's votes in the first ballot of the national convention. I believe a few states split the ballots proportionately among the candidates.
The Republican party still utilizes the winner-take-all system in the primaries. After March 15, most Republican primaries are winner-take-all.
Primaries or Primary. Delegates to the national convention are allocated (chosen) on the basis of percentage of votes candidates win in the presidential primary. This system has been used in most of the states.