United States presidential primary elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:firstHeld |
1901
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gptkbp:frequency |
every four years
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gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:state_order
party rules |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States presidential primary elections
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gptkbp:impact |
determines general election candidates
influences party platforms |
gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
open primary
semi-closed primary blanket primary closed primary proportional allocation of delegates runoff primary unpledged delegates (superdelegates) winner-take-all allocation of delegates |
gptkbp:notableFor |
1968 (Democratic National Convention reforms)
1972 (McGovern-Fraser Commission reforms) |
gptkbp:participants |
registered voters
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gptkbp:purpose |
select party nominees for President of the United States
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States) gptkb:politics gptkb:Iowa_caucuses gptkb:New_Hampshire_primary gptkb:Super_Tuesday |
gptkbp:result |
delegates selected for party conventions
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:politics
caucus |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_Hampshire_primary
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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