2010 United States Senate special election in New York
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The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York was a statewide contest held to fill the remainder of Hillary Clinton’s vacated Senate term, ultimately won by incumbent appointee Kirsten Gillibrand.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2010 United States Senate special election in New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9485843 — 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: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York Context triple: [2012 United States Senate election in New York, previousElection, 2010 United States Senate special election in New York]
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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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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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United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
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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D.
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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E.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
- 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: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York Target entity description: The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York was a statewide contest held to fill the remainder of Hillary Clinton’s vacated Senate term, ultimately won by incumbent appointee Kirsten Gillibrand.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
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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D.
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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E.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate special election ⓘ |
| afterElectionOfficeHolder | Kirsten Gillibrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterElectionOfficeHolderParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | David Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedIncumbent | Kirsten Gillibrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentDate | 2009-01-23 ⓘ |
| ballotIncludes | statewide electorate of New York ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Wall Street regulation
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economic policy ⓘ health care reform ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| DemocraticNominee | Kirsten Gillibrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedCandidateServedUntil | 2013-01-03 ⓘ |
| electedCandidateTookOfficeOn | 2011-01-03 ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2010 ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2010-11-02 ⓘ |
| electionType | special election ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2012 United States Senate election in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOnSameBallotAs | 2010 United States Senate election in New York (Class 3 seat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Kirsten Gillibrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElectionParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCandidate |
Bruce Blakeman
NERFINISHED
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David Malpass NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph DioGuardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirsten Gillibrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPartyNominee |
Joseph DioGuardi
NERFINISHED
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Kirsten Gillibrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senator from New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherBallotLine |
Conservative Party of New York State
NERFINISHED
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Independence Party of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Working Families Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2010 United States Senate elections
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2010 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOfficeHolder | Hillary Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOfficeHolderParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | vacancy created by Hillary Clinton’s resignation from the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| RepublicanNominee | Joseph DioGuardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sameDayAs |
2010 New York gubernatorial election
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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class 1 United States Senate seat from New York ⓘ |
| successorTo | 2004 United States Senate election in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termToBeCompletedEndDate | 2013-01-03 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Kirsten Gillibrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York Description of subject: The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York was a statewide contest held to fill the remainder of Hillary Clinton’s vacated Senate term, ultimately won by incumbent appointee Kirsten Gillibrand.
Referenced by (1)
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2012 United States Senate election in New York
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previousElection
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2010 United States Senate special election in New York
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