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electorate
the citizens eligible to vote.
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mandate
A command, indicated by an electorate's votes, for the elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda.
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primary election
Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election.
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closed primary
a primary election in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot.
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open primary
a primary election in which party members, independents, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to participate.
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runoff primary
A second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary.
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general election
Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public affairs.
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recall
An election in which voters can remove an imcumbent from office prior to the next scheduled election.
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front-loading
The tendency of states to choose an early date on the nomination calendar.
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electoral college
Representatives of each state who cast he final ballots that actually elect a president.
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elector
Member of the Electoral College.
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incumbency
Currently holding an office.
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midterm election
An election that takes place in the middle of a presidential term.
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ticket-splitting
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election.
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retrospective judgment
A voter's evaluation of of a candidate based on past performance on a particular issue.
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prospectice judgment
A voter's evaluation of a candidate based on what he or she pledges to do about an issue if elected.
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turnout
The proportion of the voting-age public that casts a ballot.
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