open primary
Example Sentences
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We should welcome a raucous, open primary to thrash out who we are and what and who we’re going to fight for.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
In Illinois, you don't register under a party, so it's kind of an open primary.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
The opposition's original choice for presidential candidate had been the charismatic María Corina Machado, who had won an open primary with 93% of votes.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024
Indiana has an open primary system, which means any registered voter may participate in either party’s primary.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024
Des Moines, Iowa, added to the Galveston plan the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, put in force a merit system for subordinate officials, and adopted the non-partisan open primary.
From Society Its Origin and Development by Rowe, Henry Kalloch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
