2018 Kansas gubernatorial election
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The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of Kansas, ultimately resulting in Democrat Laura Kelly defeating Republican Kris Kobach.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7297595 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election Context triple: [Laura Kelly, electedIn, 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election]
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A.
2018 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Texas voters chose their governor for a new four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
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B.
2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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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C.
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.
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D.
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts for the 2019–2023 term.
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E.
1934 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1934 Kansas gubernatorial election was a midterm contest in which Republican incumbent Alf Landon successfully secured another term as governor of Kansas.
- 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: 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of Kansas, ultimately resulting in Democrat Laura Kelly defeating Republican Kris Kobach.
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A.
2018 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Texas voters chose their governor for a new four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
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B.
2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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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C.
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.
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D.
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts for the 2019–2023 term.
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E.
1934 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1934 Kansas gubernatorial election was a midterm contest in which Republican incumbent Alf Landon successfully secured another term as governor of Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2018 election
ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | statewide ⓘ |
| candidate |
Greg Orman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Kobach NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Kloos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defeatedCandidate | Kris Kobach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2018-11-06 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| governorAfterElection | Laura Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorPartyAfterElection | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernorBeforeElection | Jeff Colyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kansas ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
Medicaid expansion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
education funding ⓘ immigration enforcement ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| partOf | 2018 United States elections ⓘ |
| party |
Democratic Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independent ⓘ Independent (Kansans United My Party) NERFINISHED ⓘ Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Kris Kobach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Laura Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of Kansas ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousGovernorNotElectedToFullTerm | Jeff Colyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDate | 2018-08-07 ⓘ |
| primaryElectionHeldBy |
Democratic Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInPartyControlChange | yes ⓘ |
| runningMateOfGregOrman | John Doll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfJeffCaldwell | Mary Gerlt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfKrisKobach | Wink Hartman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfRickKloos | Nathan Kloos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinningCandidate | Lynn Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Laura Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of Kansas, ultimately resulting in Democrat Laura Kelly defeating Republican Kris Kobach.
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