open primary

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Though the three candidates are competing in an open primary, Valadao is expected to advance to the general election as a longtime incumbent and the only Republican on the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

Pelosi told the New York Times: "The anticipation was that, if the president were to step aside, that there would be an open primary."

From BBC • Nov. 8, 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