2006 United States Senate election in Virginia
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The 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia was a closely watched and highly competitive race that resulted in Democrat Jim Webb narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Senator George Allen, helping shift control of the U.S. Senate.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4750238 — 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: 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia Context triple: [George Allen Jr., candidateInElection, 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia]
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A.
2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Corey Stewart.
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B.
2024 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2024 United States Senate election in Virginia is a federal race in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine is seeking reelection to another six-year term.
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C.
2012 United States Senate election in New York
The 2012 United States Senate election in New York was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate.
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D.
2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
The 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was a high-profile midterm race that saw Democrat John Fetterman defeat Republican Mehmet Oz, flipping a key battleground seat and drawing national attention.
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E.
2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a high-profile race in which Democrat Elizabeth Warren defeated incumbent Republican Scott Brown, shifting the seat back to Democratic control.
- 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: 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia Target entity description: The 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia was a closely watched and highly competitive race that resulted in Democrat Jim Webb narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Senator George Allen, helping shift control of the U.S. Senate.
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A.
2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Corey Stewart.
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B.
2024 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2024 United States Senate election in Virginia is a federal race in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine is seeking reelection to another six-year term.
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C.
2012 United States Senate election in New York
The 2012 United States Senate election in New York was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate.
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D.
2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
The 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was a high-profile midterm race that saw Democrat John Fetterman defeat Republican Mehmet Oz, flipping a key battleground seat and drawing national attention.
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E.
2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a high-profile race in which Democrat Elizabeth Warren defeated incumbent Republican Scott Brown, shifting the seat back to Democratic control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate election
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election in Virginia ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic |
closely watched
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highly competitive ⓘ |
| campaignIssue | national political climate in 2006 midterms ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defeatedCandidate | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2006 U.S. midterm elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2006-11-07 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| electionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| helpedShiftControlOf | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElectionHeldOffice | United States Senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| majorPartyCandidate |
George Allen
NERFINISHED
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Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | narrow ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to Democratic control of the U.S. Senate in 2006 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForIncumbent | defeated ⓘ |
| partOf |
2006 United States Senate elections
NERFINISHED
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2006 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Democratic Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
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Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCandidate |
George Allen
NERFINISHED
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Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Jim Webb narrowly defeated George Allen ⓘ |
| resultingPartyHoldOnSeat | party control changed from Republican to Democratic ⓘ |
| resultingSenator | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatContested | Class 1 Senate seat from Virginia ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia Description of subject: The 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia was a closely watched and highly competitive race that resulted in Democrat Jim Webb narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Senator George Allen, helping shift control of the U.S. Senate.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
George Allen Jr., former U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia
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candidateInElection
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2006 United States Senate election in Virginia
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subject surface form:
George Allen Jr.