▁instead ▁of ▁including ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Maryland ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁with ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁England , ▁a ▁bal anced ▁region ▁might ▁b ounce ▁over ▁to ▁Ohio , ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁instead . ▁ ▁There ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁regional ▁identity , ▁and ▁non - cont igu ous ▁regions , ▁but ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁gain ▁of ▁political ▁balance . ▁ ▁Com bin ation ▁of ▁final ▁two ▁regions ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁given ▁election , ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁regions ▁have ▁held ▁prim aries , ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁regions ▁can ▁be ▁combined ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁final ▁primary . ▁ ▁This ▁would ▁short en ▁the ▁primary ▁schedule , ▁and ▁leave ▁no ▁fourth ▁primary ▁likely ▁scheduled ▁after ▁the ▁nom ine es ▁have ▁been ▁selected . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁election ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁nomin ating ▁convention ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁College ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁ ▁Am es ▁St raw ▁Pol l ▁ ▁Iowa ▁c au cus ▁ ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁primary ▁ ▁Gr adu ated ▁Random ▁President ial ▁Primary ▁System ▁ ▁Del aware ▁Plan ▁ ▁Inter reg ional ▁Primary ▁Plan ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁primary # Re form ▁propos als ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Fair V ote . org ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁State ▁ ▁U V a ▁Center ▁for ▁Government al ▁Studies ▁Kentucky ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁president ial ▁prim aries ▁Category : E lect oral ▁reform ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁U FC ▁