1942 New York gubernatorial election
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The 1942 New York gubernatorial election was a mid-World War II statewide contest in which Republican prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey won the governorship of New York.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1942 New York gubernatorial election canonical | 2 |
| 1942 New York state election | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5376974 — 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: 1942 New York gubernatorial election Context triple: [Thomas E. Dewey, electedIn, 1942 New York gubernatorial election]
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A.
1932 New York gubernatorial election
The 1932 New York gubernatorial election was a pivotal state contest during the Great Depression in which Democrat Herbert H. Lehman won the governorship amid a broader national shift toward the New Deal coalition.
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1938 New York gubernatorial election
The 1938 New York gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of New York during the late Great Depression era.
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C.
1934 New York gubernatorial election
The 1934 New York gubernatorial election was a state-level contest in which voters chose the governor of New York during the midst of the Great Depression and the New Deal era.
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D.
2018 New York gubernatorial election
The 2018 New York gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of New York for a four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.
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E.
1965 New York City mayoral election
The 1965 New York City mayoral election was a notable three-way race that featured liberal Republican John Lindsay, Democrat Abraham Beame, and Conservative Party candidate William F. Buckley Jr., highlighting deep ideological divisions in the city and nation during the 1960s.
- 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: 1942 New York gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 1942 New York gubernatorial election was a mid-World War II statewide contest in which Republican prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey won the governorship of New York.
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A.
1932 New York gubernatorial election
The 1932 New York gubernatorial election was a pivotal state contest during the Great Depression in which Democrat Herbert H. Lehman won the governorship amid a broader national shift toward the New Deal coalition.
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B.
1938 New York gubernatorial election
The 1938 New York gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of New York during the late Great Depression era.
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C.
1934 New York gubernatorial election
The 1934 New York gubernatorial election was a state-level contest in which voters chose the governor of New York during the midst of the Great Depression and the New Deal era.
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D.
2018 New York gubernatorial election
The 2018 New York gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of New York for a four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.
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E.
1965 New York City mayoral election
The 1965 New York City mayoral election was a notable three-way race that featured liberal Republican John Lindsay, Democrat Abraham Beame, and Conservative Party candidate William F. Buckley Jr., highlighting deep ideological divisions in the city and nation during the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York state election
ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electedIn | 1942 New York gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1942-11-03 ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of New York ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1946 New York gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1938 New York gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCandidate |
Dean Alfange
NERFINISHED
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Israel Amter NERFINISHED ⓘ John J. Bennett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas E. Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParty |
American Labor Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWinner | Thomas E. Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfGovernmentBody | Government of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStatewide | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Labor Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | election of Thomas E. Dewey as Governor of New York ⓘ |
| occursDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| partOf | 1942 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionBeforeElection | prosecutor ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of New York ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: 1942 New York gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 1942 New York gubernatorial election was a mid-World War II statewide contest in which Republican prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey won the governorship of New York.
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this entity surface form:
1942 New York state election