Sentence examples for primary the top from inspiring English sources

Under the rules of California's "jungle" primary, the top two finishers advance to the general election regardless of party.

Whether Republican, Democratic or independent, all voters will henceforth be able to choose any candidate from any party in the primary; the top two candidates will then face each other in the general election even if they are from the same party.

primary; the top two go forward to the general election.

All candidates run in a single primary; the top two go forward to the general election.

If no one wins more than 50% in the June 3 primary, the top two finishers will advance to a Nov. 4 runoff.

If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the primary, the top two vote-getters will compete in a runoff June 3.

In last spring's presidential primaries the top 13 candidates spent a total of $446.4 million.

Today across the United States there are a variety of primary systems ranging from the closed primary in which only the registered voters of a given party can vote in the party's primary to the top two primary which puts all of the candidates on the same ballot and has the top two vote getters face off in the general election.

Under California's "jungle" primary system, the top two finishers in a primary advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.

In California, statewide races are a jungle primary, which means candidates of all parties faced off on Tuesday's primary, and the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election in November.

In the open primary system, the top two finishers advance to the general election regardless of party.