Primary elections help us decide which presidential candidates will compete in the general election, but the processes vary by state.

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No election cycle would be complete without a debate over whether or not the Electoral College should be abolished.
Every four years, people talk about the oddness of the Electoral College, often leading to questions of whether it can change or reverse the results of an election.
Robert Redford contacted Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in October 1972, when the Watergate story was still unfolding, to express his personal interest in it.
The people of Piqua had a decision to make: let Roxie the miniature pig stay in town, or not. They voted her out.
In the majority of the United States, one candidate gets all of a state’s electoral votes. Two states, however, don’t have to go the all-or-nothing route: Nebraska and Maine, thanks to the Congressional District Method.
The festival started sometime in the late 1700s (it's unclear exactly when) for citizens to gather to learn the outcome of state and national elections. Now it's just an opportunity to hold a festival in the city of Georgetown, complete with a carriage pa
Who makes up the Electoral College? Where and when does the Electoral College vote? What happens if no candidate received 270 electoral votes? And all your other Electoral College questions answered.