Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012
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The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the largely uncontested series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Democratic voters effectively re-nominated incumbent President Barack Obama as their party’s candidate for the 2012 United States presidential election.
All labels observed (1)
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| Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3825247 — 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: Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 Context triple: [Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008, followedBy, Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012]
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Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the nationwide series of state contests in which Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
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Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2024
The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2024 are the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters and delegates select their party’s nominee for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2004 were the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their party’s nominee—ultimately John Kerry—to challenge incumbent President George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
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2012 United States presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the contest in which incumbent President Barack Obama was re-elected over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Democratic primaries
Democratic primaries are state-level elections in which registered Democrats (and sometimes independents) vote to choose their party’s nominee for offices such as the U.S. presidency.
- 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: Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 Target entity description: The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the largely uncontested series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Democratic voters effectively re-nominated incumbent President Barack Obama as their party’s candidate for the 2012 United States presidential election.
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Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the nationwide series of state contests in which Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
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B.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2024
The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2024 are the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters and delegates select their party’s nominee for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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C.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2004 were the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their party’s nominee—ultimately John Kerry—to challenge incumbent President George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
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D.
2012 United States presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the contest in which incumbent President Barack Obama was re-elected over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Democratic primaries
Democratic primaries are state-level elections in which registered Democrats (and sometimes independents) vote to choose their party’s nominee for offices such as the U.S. presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential primary
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electoral process ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | Barack Obama appeared on most state primary ballots ⓘ |
| ballotFormat | secret ballot ⓘ |
| ballotType | binding primaries and caucuses in most states ⓘ |
| concludedAt |
Democratic National Convention
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surface form:
2012 Democratic National Convention
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| conventionCity | Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ |
| conventionEndDate | 2012-09-06 ⓘ |
| conventionStartDate | 2012-09-04 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| delegateSelectionMethod | proportional allocation with viability thresholds in most states ⓘ |
| electionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeType | primary elections and caucuses ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | pledged and unpledged delegates to national convention ⓘ |
| electorate | registered Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters (in open or semi-open primaries) ⓘ |
| elects | Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States ⓘ |
| endDate | 2012-07-14 ⓘ |
| featuredIncumbentPresident | true ⓘ |
| followedBy | Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 ⓘ |
| follows | Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 ⓘ |
| generalElectionOpponentTicket | Mitt Romney–Paul Ryan ⓘ |
| incumbentOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| incumbentParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| incumbentRunning | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainChallenger | no major nationally prominent challenger ⓘ |
| nominee | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| nomineeConfirmedAt |
Democratic National Convention
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surface form:
2012 Democratic National Convention
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| nomineeHomeState | Illinois ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
absence of competitive multi-candidate race
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incumbent president effectively unopposed ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the United States ⓘ |
| opposedPartyInGeneralElection |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| oppositionLevel | minimal intra-party opposition ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Democratic National Committee ⓘ |
| partOf | 2012 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| party |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| precededByEvent | Barack Obama’s 2008 election as President of the United States ⓘ |
| primaryType | series of state-level primaries and caucuses ⓘ |
| result | Barack Obama re-nominated as Democratic presidential candidate ⓘ |
| runningMateHomeState | Delaware ⓘ |
| runningMateOfNominee | Joe Biden ⓘ |
| startDate | 2012-01-03 ⓘ |
| status | largely uncontested ⓘ |
| voterGroup | Democratic Party voters ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 Description of subject: The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the largely uncontested series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Democratic voters effectively re-nominated incumbent President Barack Obama as their party’s candidate for the 2012 United States presidential election.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
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followedBy
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Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012
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