2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor, resulting in Republican Scott Walker's victory and marking a significant political shift in Wisconsin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4924604 — 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: 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Context triple: [Scott Walker, participantIn, 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election]
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A.
United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The United States Senate election in Wisconsin is a statewide contest held to choose one of Wisconsin’s two members of the U.S. Senate, often featuring prominent political figures and reflecting the state’s shifting political landscape.
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Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a predominantly Democratic-leaning U.S. House district centered on Madison, encompassing much of south-central Wisconsin.
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C.
Indiana gubernatorial election
The Indiana gubernatorial election is the statewide contest in which voters choose the governor, the chief executive of the U.S. state of Indiana.
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D.
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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Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a southeastern Wisconsin U.S. House district that includes cities such as Janesville and Racine and has been a notable Republican stronghold in recent decades.
- 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: 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor, resulting in Republican Scott Walker's victory and marking a significant political shift in Wisconsin.
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A.
United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The United States Senate election in Wisconsin is a statewide contest held to choose one of Wisconsin’s two members of the U.S. Senate, often featuring prominent political figures and reflecting the state’s shifting political landscape.
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B.
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a predominantly Democratic-leaning U.S. House district centered on Madison, encompassing much of south-central Wisconsin.
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C.
Indiana gubernatorial election
The Indiana gubernatorial election is the statewide contest in which voters choose the governor, the chief executive of the U.S. state of Indiana.
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D.
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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Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is a southeastern Wisconsin U.S. House district that includes cities such as Janesville and Racine and has been a notable Republican stronghold in recent decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wisconsin state election
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gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| afterElection | Scott Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElection | Jim Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
jobs and economy
ⓘ
public employee unions ⓘ state budget ⓘ taxes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| democraticNominee | Tom Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticRunningMate | Tom Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedGovernor | Scott Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedLieutenantGovernor | Rebecca Kleefisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2010 election cycle in the United States ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2010-11-02 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernor | Jim Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRunning | no ⓘ |
| incumbentSoughtReelection | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| loser | Tom Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextRegularElection | 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| partOf | 2010 United States gubernatorial elections ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Tom Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUpPercentage | 45.8 ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUpVotes | 1036265 ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Scott Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinnerPercentage | 52.3 ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinnerVotes | 1179630 ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of Wisconsin ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryElectionDate | 2010-09-14 ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Scott Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanRunningMate | Rebecca Kleefisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | party control of governorship changed from Democratic to Republican ⓘ |
| runningMateOfLoser | Tom Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinner | Rebecca Kleefisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | marked a significant political shift in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | 49.7 ⓘ |
| winner | Scott Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor, resulting in Republican Scott Walker's victory and marking a significant political shift in Wisconsin.
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