Lets get rid of primary elections when electing our president

[Clueless Morgan]

This is why we have an electoral college.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_America

...and in most states aren't the electoral votes awarded to the winner on a state by state popular vote?

There is a winner-take-all rule in 48 states and the District of Columbia where the electoral votes are awarded either by who won the popular vote in that state or by who won a plurality of the vote (not more than 50% of the vote but more than any other candidate; i.e. Candidate 1 wins 15%, Candidate 2 wins 45%, Candidate 3 wins 40%, Candidate 2 wins). Maine and Nebraska are the only states that split their electoral votes by "proportional allocation."