1980 United States Senate election in New York
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The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was the race in which Republican Alfonse D'Amato scored a major upset by defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Jacob Javits (running on the Liberal line) and Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman.
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| 1980 United States Senate election in New York canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1980 United States Senate election in New York Context triple: [Alfonse D'Amato, election, 1980 United States Senate election in New York]
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2010 United States Senate special election in New York
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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B.
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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1986 United States Senate elections
The 1986 United States Senate elections were midterm contests in which Democrats gained control of the Senate during Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
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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.
1994 United States Senate elections
The 1994 United States Senate elections were midterm contests in which Republicans gained significant seats and helped secure control of Congress during the broader "Republican Revolution."
- 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: 1980 United States Senate election in New York Target entity description: The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was the race in which Republican Alfonse D'Amato scored a major upset by defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Jacob Javits (running on the Liberal line) and Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman.
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A.
2010 United States Senate special election in New York
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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B.
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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C.
1986 United States Senate elections
The 1986 United States Senate elections were midterm contests in which Democrats gained control of the Senate during Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
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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.
1994 United States Senate elections
The 1994 United States Senate elections were midterm contests in which Republicans gained significant seats and helped secure control of Congress during the broader "Republican Revolution."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
New York City fiscal issues
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age and health of incumbent Senator Jacob K. Javits ⓘ taxation and federal spending ⓘ |
| candidate |
Alfonse D'Amato
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Holtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob K. Javits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Alfonse D'Amato;Republican Party
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Elizabeth Holtzman;Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob K. Javits;Liberal Party of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defeatedCandidate |
Elizabeth Holtzman
NERFINISHED
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Jacob K. Javits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenator | Alfonse D'Amato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermEnd | 1987-01-03 ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermStart | 1981-01-03 ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1980-11-04 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| incumbentBallotLine | Liberal Party of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Jacob K. Javits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentCaucusBeforeElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentLostPrimary | true ⓘ |
| incumbentLostPrimaryTo | Alfonse D'Amato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1986 United States Senate election in New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
three-way general election involving Republican, Democratic, and Liberal Party candidates
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upset victory of Alfonse D'Amato over incumbent Jacob K. Javits ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 1 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senator from New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1980 United States Senate elections
NERFINISHED
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1980 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1974 United States Senate election in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryElection |
1980 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in New York
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1980 Liberal Party primary for U.S. Senate in New York ⓘ 1980 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in New York ⓘ |
| result | Republican hold ⓘ |
| sameDayAs |
1980 United States House of Representatives elections
NERFINISHED
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1980 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class 3 Senate seat from New York ⓘ |
| turnoutContext | held during a high-turnout presidential election year ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Alfonse D'Amato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1980 United States Senate election in New York Description of subject: The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was the race in which Republican Alfonse D'Amato scored a major upset by defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Jacob Javits (running on the Liberal line) and Democrat Elizabeth Holtzman.
Referenced by (1)
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Alfonse D'Amato (as U.S. senator from New York)
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election
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1980 United States Senate election in New York
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subject surface form:
Alfonse D'Amato