Partisan elections

Definition

Partisan elections are those in which candidates are explicitly affiliated with and supported by political parties during the electoral process. This contrasts with nonpartisan elections where candidates' political affiliations are not officially declared or promoted.

Related terms

Nonpartisan Election: An election in which candidates run without formal affiliation to any political party.

Political Party: An organized group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.

Electoral Process: The method by which a person is selected for public office through the vote of the electorate, encompassing activities from campaigning to casting ballots