How does the US presidential primary election work?

Each US election season is divided into two phases, including state elections and general elections.

The election process in each state usually begins in January or February of the election year and lasts until mid-June in states and counties.

How does the US presidential primary election take place? (Video: The National).

In selecting candidates for each party, states and counties will choose the form of voting through primary elections or party conventions (also known as caucuses) or a combination of both. The difference between these two forms is that primary elections are organized by state and local governments, while party conventions are organized by the parties themselves.

In these events, voters vote for their favorite candidate. The candidate with the most support will have more delegates to attend each party's national convention.

At the national convention, the candidate who wins the most support from the delegates will be the party's presidential candidate.

The major party candidates then select their vice presidential nominees, starting the process that accelerates toward the general election, which is usually held in November of the election year.

Voters at the 2008 Washington State Democratic Party convention (Photo: Wikipedia).

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