Georgia voters often lament that due to local party dominance they have little say in top of ballot primaries for offices like US Senate, Governor and Congress.  This year Washington state has sought to remedy that problem with a unique open primary system.  In it, voters choose their preferred pick regardless of party on a per-race basis.  Unlike Louisiana's old "jungle" primary, the top two advance to the General Election even if one candidate received over 50% of the vote.  While it hasn't produced any surprises this year (most races will feature a Democrat and a  Republican in November) if a similar system was in place in Georgia, it is easy to imagine different matchups in prior races.  Though the measure was approved by Washington voters to reduce the influence of the parties, the desire to place one prominent candidate in contention to ensure they make it to the General Election may actually increase backroom deals and the power of party bosses.