He had been fighting the primary campaign for almost a year.

Though no one came out and said it, they all knew that the primary campaign was over.

In a way, it had made for a more interesting primary campaign.

In the Democratic primary campaign, the death penalty was not a major issue.

Earliest political use I can find is from the primary campaign of 1988.

He spent about $3 million in his primary campaign and plans to spend millions more for the general election.

Part of the interest reflects that this is an easy place to run a primary campaign.

The mayor has a $150,000 debt from his primary campaign.

He won the general election, after a brutal primary campaign.

That pledge has been pretty much the story of the 1988 Democratic primary campaign.