Proposition 14 is an initiative statute establishing nonpartisan blanket primaries.

But Washington Democrats say results from the blanket primary will strongly influence public perception of the race, and therefore affect the caucus votes.

A nonpartisan blanket primary is held in October.

A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7, 2012.

A non-partisan blanket primary was held on 11 August 2012.

A blanket primary was held on April 2, 2013.

Jones countered that a blanket primary will intensify the election and allow for better representation in elected office.

Hinton subsequently switched parties and won as a Republican in the nonpartisan blanket primaries of 1987 and 1991.

In 1975, the younger Jones ran in the first of the nonpartisan blanket primaries for governor.

The nonpartisan blanket primary was never used for presidential primaries in Louisiana because national party rules forbid it.