I checked my registration and sample ballot today.

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4. Believe me it was painful

I'm in a red district in NC, Meadows and cawthorns. Sadly, the R primary here had 9 contests.
4 judges, city board of commissioners seat, state house rep, and another I'm forgetting, along with US Congress and Senate seats. The Dem primary had only those 2, and I will vote Dem in the general election. But those 7 other races will have only rethug candidates on the ballot here.
So I have registered unaffiliated so I am free to vote in their primary when I want to have a say in NC government. Several of those I voted for won the primary and will therefore win the general election because they're the only one on the ballot.

Reading bios and blurbs from the r candidates was unpleasant to say the least.
I ruled out many by reading "I'm an America first candidate" or "my philosophy is most closely aligned with Alito" or "I'm a proud Christian conservative". I've only voted in their primary a handful of times, with no regrets but no great joy.

My cousin lives in Cleveland, a proud Democrat She and I, raised in NYC, have bemoaned the fact that we both ended up in "purple" states.

We are both hopeful that Dems will triumph in our states. Margins have been close.
Here's the link to LOWV in Ohio. https://www.lwvohio.org/