2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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The 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut for the 2015–2019 term.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12856727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election Context triple: [2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election, previousElection, 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election]
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A.
2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the state's next governor, ultimately resulting in Democrat Ned Lamont succeeding outgoing Governor Dannel Malloy.
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B.
2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut for a four-year term.
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C.
1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Connecticut for the term preceding the 1990 election.
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D.
2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Massachusetts, ultimately resulting in Republican Charlie Baker defeating Democratic nominee Martha Coakley.
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E.
1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election was a notable three-way race in which former U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won the governorship running as a third-party candidate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut for the 2015–2019 term.
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A.
2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the state's next governor, ultimately resulting in Democrat Ned Lamont succeeding outgoing Governor Dannel Malloy.
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B.
2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut for a four-year term.
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C.
1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Connecticut for the term preceding the 1990 election.
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D.
2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Massachusetts, ultimately resulting in Republican Charlie Baker defeating Democratic nominee Martha Coakley.
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E.
1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election was a notable three-way race in which former U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won the governorship running as a third-party candidate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States state election
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gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | statewide popular vote in Connecticut ⓘ |
| ballotIncludes | governor–lieutenant governor joint tickets ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electionDate | 2014-11-04 ⓘ |
| electionForTerm | 2015–2019 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| governorTermEnd | 2019-01-09 ⓘ |
| governorWinner | Dannel Malloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorWinnerFullName | Dannel Patrick Malloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorWinnerParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorWinnerPoliticalIdeology | liberal Democrat ⓘ |
| governorWinnerPopularVotePercentage | approximately 50.7% ⓘ |
| governorWinnerPreviouslyHeldOffice | Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut ⓘ |
| governorWinnerTookOfficeOn | 2015-01-07 ⓘ |
| heldOnSameDayAs |
2014 United States House of Representatives elections
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2014 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernorBeforeElection | Dannel Malloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentLieutenantGovernorBeforeElection | Nancy Wyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentLieutenantGovernorRanForReelection | Nancy Wyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | Dannel Malloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorTermEnd | 2019-01-09 ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorWinner | Nancy Wyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorWinnerParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorWinnerTookOfficeOn | 2015-01-07 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Connecticut ⓘ |
| mainOpponentFullName | Thomas C. Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentGovernorCandidate | Tom Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentLieutenantGovernorCandidate | Heather Bond Somers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentPoliticalIdeology | conservative Republican ⓘ |
| mainOpponentPopularVotePercentage | approximately 48.2% ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Governor of Connecticut
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Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2014 United States elections ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | incumbent ticket re-elected ⓘ |
| votingSystem | popular vote ⓘ |
| winningTicketParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut for the 2015–2019 term.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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previousElection
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2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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