United States Senate election in Illinois
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The United States Senate election in Illinois is a statewide contest held to choose one of Illinois's two representatives in the U.S. Senate, often drawing significant national attention due to the state's political importance.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States Senate election in Illinois Context triple: [Charles S. Deneen, officeContested, United States Senate election in Illinois]
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United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The United States Senate election in Wisconsin is a statewide contest held to choose one of Wisconsin’s two members of the U.S. Senate, often featuring prominent political figures and reflecting the state’s shifting political landscape.
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United States Senate elections
United States Senate elections are regularly scheduled and special contests in which voters in each state choose their representatives to serve in the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress.
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Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, responsible for crafting state legislation, confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, and representing Illinois residents at the state level.
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U.S. Senate election in Ohio, 2022
The U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2022 was a high-profile contest to fill an open Senate seat, drawing national attention as Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan competed in a closely watched battleground race.
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Illinois 2nd congressional district
Illinois 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district on Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs, known for its predominantly urban, heavily Democratic constituency.
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- 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: United States Senate election in Illinois Target entity description: The United States Senate election in Illinois is a statewide contest held to choose one of Illinois's two representatives in the U.S. Senate, often drawing significant national attention due to the state's political importance.
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United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The United States Senate election in Wisconsin is a statewide contest held to choose one of Wisconsin’s two members of the U.S. Senate, often featuring prominent political figures and reflecting the state’s shifting political landscape.
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B.
United States Senate elections
United States Senate elections are regularly scheduled and special contests in which voters in each state choose their representatives to serve in the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress.
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Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, responsible for crafting state legislation, confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, and representing Illinois residents at the state level.
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U.S. Senate election in Ohio, 2022
The U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2022 was a high-profile contest to fill an open Senate seat, drawing national attention as Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan competed in a closely watched battleground race.
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Illinois 2nd congressional district
Illinois 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district on Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs, known for its predominantly urban, heavily Democratic constituency.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | election ⓘ |
| ballotIncludes | candidates for U.S. Senate from Illinois ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralDistrict | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateType | statewide ⓘ |
| elects |
United States senator
ⓘ
member of the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Illinois election law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBallotAccessFor |
Democratic Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ independent candidates ⓘ third parties ⓘ |
| hasCampaignActivities |
candidate debates
ⓘ
political advertising ⓘ statewide campaigning ⓘ |
| hasLegalFramework |
Illinois statutes on elections
ⓘ
federal election law of the United States ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | election of one U.S. senator from Illinois ⓘ |
| hasStakeholder |
Illinois voters
ⓘ
interest groups ⓘ national political parties ⓘ |
| hasVoterEligibility | eligible voters in Illinois ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States federal elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
elections in Illinois ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | statewide federal election ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | English ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| notableFor | significant national political attention ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 1 ⓘ |
| occursFrequency | every six years for each Senate class ⓘ |
| occursOn | Election Day in the United States ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | Illinois is a politically important state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Illinois State Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
campaign finance reporting
ⓘ
candidate filing ⓘ |
| resultDeterminedBy | plurality of votes statewide ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
media coverage
ⓘ
public opinion polling ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | state and local election officials in Illinois ⓘ |
| usesVoterRegistration | Illinois voter registration system ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post
ⓘ
popular vote ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Senate election in Illinois Description of subject: The United States Senate election in Illinois is a statewide contest held to choose one of Illinois's two representatives in the U.S. Senate, often drawing significant national attention due to the state's political importance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1858 United States Senate election in Illinois
subject surface form:
David Hoffman (Illinois politician, born 1967)
this entity surface form:
2010 United States Senate election in Illinois
this entity surface form:
2004 United States Senate election in Illinois