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Most states use a presidential primary to select delegates.
Some use a series of caucuses and conventions. Candidates are chosen at local caucuses, narrowed at district conventions and finalized at state conventions. Delegates from each state go to national conventions, where they announce the party's official candidate. The People Vote On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the American people vote. In general, the president is elected in a two-step process.