Washington state law gives a committee the power to set the state’s presidential primary date. That committee met on March 23, but failed to agree on moving the primary from May to February. The Committee cannot act unless at least six members agree. The five Republicans voted for a February 5 primary, but the 4 Democrats voted for a March 18 primary. This produced a stalemate, so the primary remains in May. Some legislative leaders want to cancel it and use caucuses instead.