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title: "Why were states slow to adopt the use of primary elections?"  
description: "Why were states slow to adopt the use of primary elections?"  
author: "Rivera fuller"  
published: 2018-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41240/why-were-states-slow-to-adopt-the-use-of-primary-elections  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why were states slow to adopt the use of primary elections?

Why were [states](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51244/how-do-jackson-and-calhoun-differ-when-it-comes-to-states-rights-vs-federal-rights) [slow](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32440/will-the-android-oreo-update-make-the-phone-slow) to [adopt](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81830/world-needs-to-adopt-paris-15-minute-city-model) the use of [primary](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/213/keys-in-database) [elections](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324516/the-curious-case-of-bihar-elections-in-2020)?\
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