There are three types of offices: party-nominated, voter-nominated and nonpartisan.

Below are the different types of offices that will appear on the ballot, who can vote in these races, and who advances to the November General Election.

Party-nominated Offices

• Includes President and County Central Committee offices
• Only voters who have chosen a party preference may vote for their party’s candidates*
• The winner of each party’s presidential primary will represent that party in the November General Election, when all voters, regardless of party preference, can vote for President

Voter-nominated Offices

• Includes Congressional and State offices
• All voters, regardless of party preference, can vote for any candidate in these contests
• The top two vote-getters, regardless of party preference, will advance to the November General Election

Nonpartisan Offices

• Includes Judicial, School, County and City offices
• All voters, regardless of party preference, can vote for any candidate on the ballot
• For Judicial, County and some City offices, the top two vote-getters will proceed to the November General Election. However, if a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, that candidate is elected to office
• For School and most City offices, candidates that receive the most votes are elected to office

* For this election, the American Independent, Democratic and Libertarian Parties are allowing voters who have not chosen a party preference to vote in their presidential primaries.