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Conn. Primary to Test Self-Financing Campaign

UNIONVILLE, Connecticut (Aug. 10) -- Linda McMahon – the wrestling entrepreneur and already the fourth most lavish self-funder in American congressional campaign history – has no hesitancy in justifying the $22 million she has spent so far in Tuesday's Republican Senate primary. "I'm glad in this race I've been...

Insiders Win Primaries in 2 States, Newbie Stuns Mich.

(Aug. 4) -- In a midterm election year that's as anti-incumbent as they come, political stalwarts cruised to victory in primaries in Missouri and Kansas Tuesday night. But in Michigan, voters bucked the trend. Seven-term Rep. Jerry Moran won the Republican Senate nomination in Kansas. That clears the way for him in...

Opinion: Elections Are for Rich People

(June 10) -- Would Meg Whitman have won the California primary for the governorship if she hadn't spent $71 million of her own money on her campaign? Probably not -- since she was running against another mega-millionaire, Steve Poizner, who spent $25 million of his own money on his campaign. That's almost $100 million...

Opinion: Primary Commentary Roundup

(June 9) -- Editor's note: Tuesday's primaries sparked a wide range of commentary on the meaning of the races. We've gathered up a sampling. What Anti-Incumbent Rage? I am starting to wonder if the real story -- the one we are making too little of -- is that the primaries are showing much more ideological change in the...

Opinion: Primary Results Shake Conventional Wisdom

(June 9) -- Tuesday's election results threw out the existing conventional wisdom about how voters are just so frustrated with what's happening in Washington that they're going to throw out everyone there. It remains to be seen, though, whether tea party activists will get in line and march alongside traditional...

Background on primaries

A primary election is an election that narrows the field of candidates before the general election. Presidential and statewide primary elections are partisan.

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