2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a midterm contest in which incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6600834 — 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: 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska Context triple: [Deb Fischer, election, 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska]
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2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska
The 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a federal race in which Republican Deb Fischer won an open Senate seat, succeeding retiring Democrat Ben Nelson and contributing to a GOP gain in the chamber.
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B.
2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Warren won a second term to the U.S. Senate against Republican challenger Geoff Diehl and independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai.
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C.
2018 United States Senate election in Florida
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was a closely contested race in which Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, leading to one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate contests of the cycle.
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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.
1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election was the contest in which Republican politician Kay Orr won the governorship, becoming one of the first female governors in the United States.
- 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: 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska Target entity description: The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a midterm contest in which incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
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A.
2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska
The 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a federal race in which Republican Deb Fischer won an open Senate seat, succeeding retiring Democrat Ben Nelson and contributing to a GOP gain in the chamber.
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B.
2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Warren won a second term to the U.S. Senate against Republican challenger Geoff Diehl and independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai.
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C.
2018 United States Senate election in Florida
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was a closely contested race in which Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, leading to one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate contests of the cycle.
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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.
1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election was the contest in which Republican politician Kay Orr won the governorship, becoming one of the first female governors in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| afterPartyControl | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | statewide ⓘ |
| beforePartyControl | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionCycle | 2018 U.S. federal midterm elections ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2018-11-06 ⓘ |
| electionForJurisdiction | State of Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electionType | midterm election ⓘ |
| electionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| federalElection | true ⓘ |
| hasCandidate |
Deb Fischer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Raybould NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorPartyCandidate |
Deb Fischer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Raybould NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Deb Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentReelected | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nebraska ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 1 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate seat from Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeTitle | United States Senator from Nebraska ⓘ |
| ongoing | false ⓘ |
| partOf |
2018 United States Senate elections
ⓘ
2018 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCandidate |
Deb Fischer;Republican Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Raybould;Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Schultz;Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Deb Fischer re-elected to a second term ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class 1 United States Senate seat ⓘ |
| state | Nebraska ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| winner | Deb Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska Description of subject: The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a midterm contest in which incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Deb Fischer (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
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election
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2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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subject surface form:
Deb Fischer