2004 United States Senate election in California
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The 2004 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a third term.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2004 United States Senate election in California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5823443 — 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: 2004 United States Senate election in California Context triple: [Barbara Boxer, election, 2004 United States Senate election in California]
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A.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
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B.
2002 California gubernatorial election
The 2002 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Governor Gray Davis won re-election amid growing voter dissatisfaction that later contributed to his 2003 recall.
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C.
1998 California gubernatorial election
The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
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D.
1994 California gubernatorial election
The 1994 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Pete Wilson won re-election over Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown amid a politically charged climate over immigration and crime.
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E.
California Democratic primaries
California Democratic primaries are state-level contests in which Democratic Party voters in California select their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency and other party nominations.
- 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)
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Target entity: 2004 United States Senate election in California Target entity description: The 2004 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a third term.
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A.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
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B.
2002 California gubernatorial election
The 2002 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Governor Gray Davis won re-election amid growing voter dissatisfaction that later contributed to his 2003 recall.
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C.
1998 California gubernatorial election
The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
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D.
1994 California gubernatorial election
The 1994 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Pete Wilson won re-election over Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown amid a politically charged climate over immigration and crime.
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E.
California Democratic primaries
California Democratic primaries are state-level contests in which Democratic Party voters in California select their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency and other party nominations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| candidateIn | 2004 United States Senate election in California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electedCandidate | Barbara Boxer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2004-11-02 ⓘ |
| electionForChamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| hasCandidate |
Barbara Boxer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Barbara Boxer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentInElection | 2004 United States Senate election in California ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyAfterElection | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| nextElection | 2010 United States Senate election in California ⓘ |
| numberOfMajorCandidates | 2 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate seat from California ⓘ |
| ongoing | no ⓘ |
| partOf | 2004 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Democratic Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfRunnerUp | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfWinner | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Bill Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Barbara Boxer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1998 United States Senate election in California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Barbara Boxer re-elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate from California ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Bill Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class 3 United States Senate seat from California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statewide | yes ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| winner | Barbara Boxer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2004 United States Senate election in California Description of subject: The 2004 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a third term.
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