Template:Primary election box/doc

This is a usage page for the {{Primary election box}}.

The election box template is to be used for primary elections only. For the general election box, see {{Election box/doc}}

There are two main items that compute automatically:

• Total votes
• Vote %

If the parameters are appropriately filled in, then those pieces of information will be entered automatically by the template.

Usage

Here is the basic code to copy and fill in:

{{Primary election box YEAR
|Chamber= 
|party=
|winner1 =
|Inc1 = 
|candidate2 = 
|votes1 = 
|votes2 = 
}}

There are as many as 30 candidates that can be added to an election box. Quite simply, there are two parameters needed per candidate:

1. candidate1
2. votes1

For each subsequent candidate, it would change to:

1. candidate2
2. votes2

and...

1. candidate3
2. votes3

etc...

If the candidate is the winner, then substitute: winner3 for candidate3

Other important notes

• The winner should always go first, with subsequent candidates in order based on number of votes.
• If a candidate is an incumbent, simply type "Inc3=Y" and alter the "3" based on which candidate it is.

So if candidate5 is the incumbent, then "Inc5=Y"

• If when you build the table you want to make it collapsed from the start, enter "Collapse=Yes"

Here is the code with explanations.

• For blanket primaries, adding "Party1=" will alter the box to allow for party descriptions. It is important that every candidate is given "ParyX=".

{{Primary election box YEAR
Chamber= The title of the election, such as "California State Assembly, District 6 Democratic Primary"
winner1 = Name of the winner
Inc1 = If the candidate is an incumbent, put "Y"
candidate2 = Name of a candidate
votes1 = Number of votes for candidate/winner 1. should be entered without commas, like "230424"
votes2 = Number of votes for candidate/winner 2. should be entered without commas, like "230424"
}}

Here is an example implemented:

{{Primary election box 2008
|Chamber=Republic of the Moon Democratic Primary, California
|party=Democratic
|winner1 = E Person 1
|votes1 = 800
|Inc1 = Y
|candidate2 = E Person 2
|votes2 = 600
}}

Republic of the Moon Democratic Primary, California, 2008
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
E Person 1 Incumbent	57.1%	800
E Person 2	42.9%	600
Total Votes		1,400

Here is the code for a box with four candidates.

{{Primary election box 2006
|Chamber=A Republican Primary Election
|party=Republican
|winner1 = C Person 1
|Inc3 = Y
|winner2= C Person 2
|candidate3 = C Person 3
|candidate4 = C Person 4
|votes1 = 1500
|votes2 = 1150
|votes3 = 900
|votes4 = 800
}}

A Republican Primary Election, 2006
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
C Person 1	34.5%	1,500
C Person 2	26.4%	1,150
C Person 3 Incumbent	20.7%	900
C Person 4	18.4%	800
Total Votes		4,350