2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose a new governor to succeed Chris Christie, resulting in Democrat Phil Murphy’s victory over Republican Kim Guadagno.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7297069 — 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: 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election Context triple: [Phil Murphy, electedIn, 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election]
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A.
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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B.
2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The 2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey was a midterm contest in which Democratic incumbent Cory Booker won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.
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C.
2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was a U.S. state-level race in which voters chose the governor of New Hampshire during the 2020 election cycle.
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D.
1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which Republican Christine Todd Whitman narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Governor James Florio, marking a significant political shift in the state.
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E.
2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of New Hampshire for the term immediately preceding the 2020 contest.
- 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: 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose a new governor to succeed Chris Christie, resulting in Democrat Phil Murphy’s victory over Republican Kim Guadagno.
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A.
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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B.
2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The 2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey was a midterm contest in which Democratic incumbent Cory Booker won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.
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C.
2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was a U.S. state-level race in which voters chose the governor of New Hampshire during the 2020 election cycle.
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D.
1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which Republican Christine Todd Whitman narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Governor James Florio, marking a significant political shift in the state.
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E.
2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of New Hampshire for the term immediately preceding the 2020 contest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gubernatorial election
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state election ⓘ |
| ballotsCastBy | New Jersey voters ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| democraticNominee | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticPrimaryHeld | 2017-06-06 ⓘ |
| democraticPrimaryWinner | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticRunningMate | Sheila Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedGovernorPartyChange | Republican to Democratic ⓘ |
| electionCycle | quadrennial New Jersey gubernatorial elections ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2017-11-07 ⓘ |
| governorAfterElection | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorBeforeElection | Chris Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorElected | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernorBeforeElection | Chris Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorAfterElection | Sheila Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorBeforeElection | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenantGovernorElected | Sheila Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
|
| losingCandidate | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPartyCandidate |
Kim Guadagno
NERFINISHED
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Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf | 2017 United States elections ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| reasonForOpenSeat | term limits for Chris Christie ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanPrimaryHeld | 2017-06-06 ⓘ |
| republicanPrimaryWinner | Kim Guadagno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanRunningMate | Carlos Rendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernor | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfNewGubernatorialTerm | 2018-01-16 ⓘ |
| termLimitedIncumbent | Chris Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | general election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winningCandidate | Phil Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose a new governor to succeed Chris Christie, resulting in Democrat Phil Murphy’s victory over Republican Kim Guadagno.
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