The differences underscore a divide between the party's primary-election voters, who polls show are supporting Mr. Gingrich in substantial numbers, and the establishment figures who are rallying around Mr. Romney. ❋ Brody Mullins (2011)
He said the budget deal was necessary to solve a fiscal crisis, and that he got something else for his vote: Democratic support for revisions to the state's primary-election process intended to help more moderate politicians get elected. ❋ Stu Woo (2010)
The measure would appear on the August 17 primary-election ballot. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Otherwise, Mr. Santorum could emerge with the GOP nomination comparatively unscathed and undefined by the primary-election process, Democratic strategists warn. ❋ Peter Nicholas (2012)
With President George W. Bush leaving office in 2008, no fewer than 10 candidates turned out for the first GOP primary-election debate of the campaign in the spring of 2007, ranging from headliners such Sen. John McCain, the eventual nominee, to lesser-knowns such as former California Rep. Duncan Hunter. ❋ Neil King Jr. (2011)
Mr. Obama's money haul for the April-to-June period topped all quarterly tallies from the 2008 primary-election season and far outpaced the leading 2012 Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. ❋ Brody Mullins (2011)
From the start, the Boston-based campaign has been girding for a long primary-election war, ripping a page from the 2008 playbook of Barack Obama, who fought for delegates in far-flung places such as Montana and the inner precincts of Omaha. ❋ Neil King Jr. (2011)
Super PACs by law can't coordinate with campaigns and are free to take donations of any size, whereas donors can give only $2,500 to a candidate during a primary-election season. ❋ Danny Yadron (2011)
Former President George W. Bush holds the record for fund raising in a primary-election quarter, with $50 million in the July-to-September period in 2003. ❋ Brody Mullins (2011)
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the board's president, Juan Carlos Polanco , conceded that the board erred in providing these voters with the wrong primary-election affidavit oath. ❋ Michael Howard Saul (2011)
Newt Gingrich is trying to build the fund-raising and campaign machinery to compete with Mitt Romney's massive organization, and new GOP primary-election rules likely will help him out. ❋ Jonathan Weisman (2011)
Ms. Murkowski trailed her primary-election challenger, Joe Miller, by 2,555 votes Wednesday morning in incomplete returns. ❋ Unknown (2010)
She launched primary-election ads a year ago and bought general-election ads just days after winning the GOP nomination in June. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Voters also cast ballots Tuesday in five other states and the District of Columbia, in the last big primary-election night of the year. ❋ Unknown (2010)
He singled out his 2008 presidential rival, Arizona Sen. John McCain, who co-sponsored immigration legislation in 2006 but has walked away from that stance amid a primary-election challenge from the right. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Mr. Rangel was first elected to Congress in 1970, after a primary-election victory over Adam Clayton Powell Jr., one of the best known African-American lawmakers of his time. ❋ Brody Mullins (2010)
Earlier this year, the Wall Street label had a role in shaping the primary-election field in New York. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The reason is because, under Florida state law, you cannot appear on a general-election ballot UNLESS you first appear on a primary-election ballot. ❋ Unknown (2009)
As Senator Barack Obama continues pivoting away from those primary-election positions and promises that once galvanized his Democratic base, he may have a new worry looming on the horizon in the person of Cynthia McKinney. ❋ Unknown (2008)
