9. In the Democratic primary for governor, Candidate A received 45 percent of the vote, Candidate B, 30 percent, and Candidate C, 25 percent. What is the outcome of the primary?

a) Candidate A wins because Candidate A got the most votes.
b) Candidate A wins because Candidate A got a majority of the votes cast.
c) The election is held again with all three candidates competing because no one candidate got a majority of the vote.
d) Candidates A and B face each other in a runoff because no candidate received a majority of the votes cast and they were the top two finishers.
e) Both A and B

D