Blanket Primary in the United States

Blanket Primary (in Politics)

Related to political science, the following is a definition of Blanket Primary in the U.S. practice of politics: In a blanket primary system, voters are not required to affiliate with a political party and may vote for any candidate on the ballot. The candidate from each political party who receives the most votes in the primary advances to the general election.

A blanket primary is sometimes confused with an open primary in which voters may pick candidates regardless of their own party registration, but may only choose among candidates from a single party of the voter’s choice.