1880 United States presidential election
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The 1880 United States presidential election was a closely contested race in which Republican James A. Garfield defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock, continuing the post–Civil War era of Republican dominance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1880 United States presidential election canonical | 3 |
| United States presidential election of 1880 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1313115 — 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)
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Target entity: 1880 United States presidential election Context triple: [Winfield Scott Hancock, candidateInElection, 1880 United States presidential election]
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A.
1876 United States presidential election
The 1876 United States presidential election was a highly disputed contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden that led to a constitutional crisis and ultimately to Hayes’s presidency through an electoral commission and the Compromise of 1877.
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B.
1888 United States presidential election
The 1888 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland despite losing the popular vote, highlighting the decisive role of the Electoral College.
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C.
1852 United States presidential election
The 1852 United States presidential election was a contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party as a major national political force.
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D.
1848 United States presidential election
The 1848 United States presidential election was a contest in which Whig candidate Zachary Taylor defeated Democratic nominee Lewis Cass and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren amid rising tensions over slavery and territorial expansion.
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E.
1864 United States presidential election
The 1864 United States presidential election was a Civil War–era contest in which incumbent President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan to secure a second term.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1880 United States presidential election Target entity description: The 1880 United States presidential election was a closely contested race in which Republican James A. Garfield defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock, continuing the post–Civil War era of Republican dominance.
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A.
1876 United States presidential election
The 1876 United States presidential election was a highly disputed contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden that led to a constitutional crisis and ultimately to Hayes’s presidency through an electoral commission and the Compromise of 1877.
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B.
1888 United States presidential election
The 1888 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland despite losing the popular vote, highlighting the decisive role of the Electoral College.
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C.
1852 United States presidential election
The 1852 United States presidential election was a contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party as a major national political force.
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D.
1848 United States presidential election
The 1848 United States presidential election was a contest in which Whig candidate Zachary Taylor defeated Democratic nominee Lewis Cass and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren amid rising tensions over slavery and territorial expansion.
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E.
1864 United States presidential election
The 1864 United States presidential election was a Civil War–era contest in which incumbent President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan to secure a second term.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of the United States
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Union Army general ⓘ United States presidential election ⓘ |
| affectedRegion | all U.S. states except Colorado (which chose electors by legislature) ⓘ |
| campaignTechnology | extensive use of newspapers and pamphlets ⓘ |
| candidacy | Democratic nominee in the 1880 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| characterization | closely contested election ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | November 2, 1880 ⓘ |
| DemocraticNominee | Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1880 United States presidential election self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| electoralCollege |
James A. Garfield
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surface form:
chose James A. Garfield as president
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| electoralVoteOutcome | decisive for James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| electoralVotesLoser | 155 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesWinner | 214 ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| follows | Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the closest popular-vote margins in 19th-century U.S. presidential elections
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reinforced Republican dominance in national politics after the Civil War ⓘ |
| incumbentPresident | Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| locationOfDemocraticNationalConvention |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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surface form:
Cincinnati, Ohio
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| locationOfRepublicanNationalConvention |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| loser | Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ |
| loserParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
Civil War memories
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civil service reform ⓘ currency policy ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1884 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Garfield nominated as a dark horse candidate at the Republican National Convention
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campaign heavily focused on Civil War records of the candidates ⓘ front-porch campaign style used by James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| partOf | post–Civil War era of Republican dominance ⓘ |
| popularVoteLoser | Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ |
| popularVoteMargin | narrow ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1876 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| RepublicanNominee | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| result | continuation of Republican control of the presidency ⓘ |
| runningMateOfJamesAGarfield | Chester A. Arthur ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinfieldScottHancock | William H. English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Reconstruction era aftermath ⓘ |
| vicePresidentElected | Chester A. Arthur ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | very high ⓘ |
| winner | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
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Subject: 1880 United States presidential election Description of subject: The 1880 United States presidential election was a closely contested race in which Republican James A. Garfield defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock, continuing the post–Civil War era of Republican dominance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1880 United States presidential election
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electedIn
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1880 United States presidential election
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subject surface form:
James A. Garfield
this entity surface form:
United States presidential election of 1880