a primary in which only voters who are members of a political party can vote for the candidates from that party in order to choose who will represent the party in a later election

They won't give up on their demand for a closed primary election.

Members of unrecognized parties are not able to vote in a closed primary.

Kansas holds closed primaries.

These voters have not had much experience with closed primaries.

Our district's primary is closed, so if you aren't a registered member of the party, you can't vote.

See also: primary noun