United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
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The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010 Context triple: [Richard Blumenthal, officeContested, United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010]
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2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a high-profile race in which incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, after losing the Democratic primary, successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.
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B.
United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1994
The United States Senate election in Pennsylvania in 1994 was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Harris Wofford was defeated by Republican challenger Rick Santorum, shifting the seat to the GOP.
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C.
2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a high-profile contest to fill the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat, resulting in Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory in a traditionally Democratic stronghold.
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D.
2012 United States Senate election in New York
The 2012 United States Senate election in New York was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate.
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E.
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.
- 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: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010 Target entity description: The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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A.
2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a high-profile race in which incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, after losing the Democratic primary, successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.
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B.
United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1994
The United States Senate election in Pennsylvania in 1994 was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Harris Wofford was defeated by Republican challenger Rick Santorum, shifting the seat to the GOP.
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C.
2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a high-profile contest to fill the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat, resulting in Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory in a traditionally Democratic stronghold.
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D.
2012 United States Senate election in New York
The 2012 United States Senate election in New York was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2010 election
ⓘ
United States Senate election ⓘ |
| afterElectionSenator | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterElectionSenatorParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionSenator | Chris Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionSenatorParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic |
high-profile race
ⓘ
open seat election ⓘ |
| candidate |
John Mertens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linda McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ Merrick Alpert NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Schiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Mosler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| democraticNominee | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticPrimaryCandidate |
Merrick Alpert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenator | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermEnd | January 2017 ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermStart | January 2011 ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTookOfficeOn | 2011-01-05 ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2010-11-02 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryElection |
Democratic primary
ⓘ
Republican primary ⓘ |
| independentCandidate |
John Mertens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren Mosler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Connecticut ⓘ |
| loser | Linda McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCandidateBackground |
Linda McMahon was former WWE CEO
GENERATED
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Richard Blumenthal was Connecticut Attorney General GENERATED ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate seat from Connecticut ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Senate elections, 2010
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States midterm elections, 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousHolder | Chris Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousHolderParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForOpenSeat | retirement of Chris Dodd ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Linda McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanPrimaryCandidate |
Linda McMahon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Schiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class III United States Senate seat from Connecticut ⓘ |
| winner | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010 Description of subject: The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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