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DAVIS: Who Benefits From Nonpartisan Primaries?
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Colorado Times Recorder
Well, you might find yourself funding a multi-year campaign for nonpartisan primaries.
Take for example the 2016 primary race for state Treasurer in Washington, a state with nonpartisan primaries.
As a result, the general election was held between two candidates who received less than a majority of the primary vote combined.
But its countermajoritarian tendency is only one of the problems with a nonpartisan primary system – or, only one of the benefits, depending on who you are.
But if that’s the case, the question is whether RCV is worth the trade-offs that come with nonpartisan primaries, and I’m not sold.