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A presidential preference primary is a primary election in which a voter indicates a preference for a particular candidate to be a party's nominee for the presidency. In general, a state's presidential preference primary is not a direct election; that is, voters do not select the party's nominee directly. They vote for a particular candidate, and based on the results of the vote, state parties award delegates according to the party's system of delegate allocation. These delegates then vote to formally select a candidate as the presidential nominee at the party's national convention.