Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020
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The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate for the party’s nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.
All labels observed (1)
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| Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8151274 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 Context triple: [Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024, follows, Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020]
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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024 are the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters choose their party’s nominee for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their party’s nominee, ultimately leading to Mitt Romney’s candidacy in the 2012 United States presidential election.
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2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
The 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries were a series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their preferred nominee to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.
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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2004
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2004 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate for the party’s nomination in the 2004 United States presidential election.
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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Republican Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the series of state-level contests in which Republican voters selected their party’s nominee for the 2008 U.S. presidential election, ultimately leading to the nomination of Senator John McCain.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 Target entity description: The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate for the party’s nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.
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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024 are the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters choose their party’s nominee for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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B.
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their party’s nominee, ultimately leading to Mitt Romney’s candidacy in the 2012 United States presidential election.
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C.
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
The 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries were a series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their preferred nominee to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.
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D.
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2004
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2004 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate for the party’s nomination in the 2004 United States presidential election.
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E.
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Republican Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the series of state-level contests in which Republican voters selected their party’s nominee for the 2008 U.S. presidential election, ultimately leading to the nomination of Senator John McCain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Republican Party event
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United States presidential primary ⓘ |
| appliesToPoliticalParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludesWith | 2020 Republican National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| delegateCount | 2550 ⓘ |
| electionType | primary and caucus ⓘ |
| endTime | 2020-08-24 ⓘ |
| firstContest | Iowa Republican caucuses, 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCandidate |
Bill Weld
NERFINISHED
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Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Walsh (Illinois politician) NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Walsh (radio host) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew John Matern NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky De La Fuente NERFINISHED ⓘ Roque De La Fuente III NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoltan Istvan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesContest |
New Hampshire Republican primary, 2020
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina Republican primary, 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Tuesday Republican primaries, 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentCandidate | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfConvention | Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainChallenger |
Bill Weld
NERFINISHED
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Joe Walsh (Illinois politician) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainContender | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
CNN
NERFINISHED
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Fox News NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedForOffice | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominee | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
several state Republican parties cancelled their primaries or caucuses
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strong dominance by incumbent Donald Trump ⓘ |
| numberOfPledgedDelegatesWon | 2350+ ⓘ |
| opponentPopularVote | Bill Weld 256,907 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentPopularVotePercentage | Bill Weld 1.3% ⓘ |
| partOf | 2020 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pledgedDelegatesWonBy | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVote | 18,602,581 ⓘ |
| popularVotePercentage | 94.3% ⓘ |
| precededBy | Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForSomeCancellations | incumbent Republican president running essentially unopposed ⓘ |
| runningMateOfNominee | Mike Pence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| somePrimariesCancelledBy | state Republican parties ⓘ |
| startTime | 2019-02-07 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | varies by state ⓘ |
| winner | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 Description of subject: The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate for the party’s nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024
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follows
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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020
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