Washington's 2nd congressional district
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Washington's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in northwestern Washington State that includes coastal and island communities such as those in Island County and parts of the Puget Sound region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington's 2nd congressional district canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2166735 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington's 2nd congressional district Context triple: [Island County, locatedInCongressionalDistrict, Washington's 2nd congressional district]
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Washington's 4th congressional district
Washington's 4th congressional district is a largely rural, agriculture-focused U.S. House district in central Washington State that includes cities such as Yakima, Kennewick, and Pasco.
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Washington's 3rd congressional district
Washington's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in southwestern Washington State that includes Vancouver and surrounding communities along the Columbia River.
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Washington's 6th congressional district
Washington's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district on the Olympic Peninsula that includes cities such as Tacoma, Bremerton, and Port Angeles and is known for its mix of coastal, rural, and suburban communities.
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Oregon's 2nd congressional district
Oregon's 2nd congressional district is a vast, predominantly rural U.S. House district in eastern and central Oregon that includes cities such as Bend and Medford and is known as one of the most geographically expansive districts in the country.
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Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in northwestern Oregon that includes much of the Portland metropolitan area's western suburbs and parts of the Pacific coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington's 2nd congressional district Target entity description: Washington's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in northwestern Washington State that includes coastal and island communities such as those in Island County and parts of the Puget Sound region.
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A.
Washington's 4th congressional district
Washington's 4th congressional district is a largely rural, agriculture-focused U.S. House district in central Washington State that includes cities such as Yakima, Kennewick, and Pasco.
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B.
Washington's 3rd congressional district
Washington's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in southwestern Washington State that includes Vancouver and surrounding communities along the Columbia River.
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C.
Washington's 6th congressional district
Washington's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district on the Olympic Peninsula that includes cities such as Tacoma, Bremerton, and Port Angeles and is known for its mix of coastal, rural, and suburban communities.
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Oregon's 2nd congressional district
Oregon's 2nd congressional district is a vast, predominantly rural U.S. House district in eastern and central Oregon that includes cities such as Bend and Medford and is known as one of the most geographically expansive districts in the country.
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E.
Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in northwestern Oregon that includes much of the Portland metropolitan area's western suburbs and parts of the Pacific coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional district
ⓘ
congressional district ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WA-02 ⓘ |
| borders |
Canada
ⓘ
Puget Sound ⓘ Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| contains |
Anacortes
ⓘ
Bellingham, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Bellingham
Everett ⓘ Marysville ⓘ Mount Vernon ⓘ Naval Air Station Whidbey Island ⓘ Naval Station Everett ⓘ Oak Harbor, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Oak Harbor
San Juan Islands ⓘ Whidbey Island ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | 1909 ⓘ |
| elects | one member to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| federalDistrictNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| firstRepresentedInCongress | 1913 ⓘ |
| governmentalBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
largely coastal
ⓘ
maritime economy ⓘ mix of urban and rural areas ⓘ naval installations ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeSince | 2001 ⓘ |
| includes |
Island County
ⓘ
San Juan County ⓘ Skagit County NERFINISHED ⓘ Whatcom County NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal communities ⓘ island communities ⓘ parts of Snohomish County ⓘ parts of the Puget Sound region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
northwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−08:00 ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington congressional delegation ⓘ
surface form:
United States House of Representatives delegation from Washington
|
| representativeParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| representedBy | Rick Larsen ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | congressional district ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington's 2nd congressional district Description of subject: Washington's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in northwestern Washington State that includes coastal and island communities such as those in Island County and parts of the Puget Sound region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arlington, Washington