| A | B |
| non partisan elections | a election where candidates arnt knows for their party |
| runoff primary | 2 top nomeness in part go head to head |
| blanket primary | all voters receive ballot list |
| open primary | party nominating election all voters allowed |
| closed primary | party nominating election only some people can vote |
| direct primary | election held within party to select someone to represent them |
| caucus | group of like minded people getting together to decide who to vote for |
| general elections | regularly scheduled elections to make final vote |
| nominations | the naming of those who will seek office |
| daniel | kuhnreich |