Author Question: In a blanket primary, which of these takes place? a. All candidates of all parties run on one ... (Read 51 times)

soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

In a blanket primary, which of these takes place?

a. All candidates of all parties run on one list, and any registered vote can participate.
b. Each party will hold a primary election in which only registered members of that party can vote for the party nominee.
c. Each party will hold a primary election in which any registered voter can vote for the party nominee.
d. The state governor will appoint a person from any political party from a list of candidates.
e. The chosen nominees from all participating parties will run against each other in a general election.

Question 2

Assume that in the Democratic primary, Candidate A won 48 percent of the vote while Candidate B won 45 percent and Candidate C won 7 percent. What happens next?

a. Candidate A and B, the top two vote-getters, will face each other in a runoff.
b. Candidate A, the top vote-getter, officially wins the Democratic nomination due to winning more votes than the other candidates.
c. Multiple, repeated elections will be conducted until a candidate receives a majority of the primary vote.
d. Because none of the candidates received a majority of the vote, a new primary with different candidates will take place in the near future.
e. None of these will happen.