1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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The 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of New Jersey for a four-year term, shaping the state's political leadership heading into the early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9666593 — 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: 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election Context triple: [1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, follows, 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election]
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A.
1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which Republican Christine Todd Whitman narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Governor James Florio, marking a significant political shift in the state.
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B.
1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a state-level contest in which Republican candidate J. Franklin Fort won the governorship of New Jersey.
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C.
2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a closely contested statewide race in which Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy narrowly secured a second term as governor over Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli.
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D.
1836 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1836 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a 19th-century state contest in which Democrat Philemon Dickerson secured the governorship of New Jersey.
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E.
2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose a new governor to succeed Chris Christie, resulting in Democrat Phil Murphy’s victory over Republican Kim Guadagno.
- 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: 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of New Jersey for a four-year term, shaping the state's political leadership heading into the early 1990s.
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A.
1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which Republican Christine Todd Whitman narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Governor James Florio, marking a significant political shift in the state.
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B.
1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1907 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a state-level contest in which Republican candidate J. Franklin Fort won the governorship of New Jersey.
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C.
2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a closely contested statewide race in which Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy narrowly secured a second term as governor over Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli.
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D.
1836 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 1836 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a 19th-century state contest in which Democrat Philemon Dickerson secured the governorship of New Jersey.
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E.
2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose a new governor to succeed Chris Christie, resulting in Democrat Phil Murphy’s victory over Republican Kim Guadagno.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
crime
ⓘ
education policy ⓘ state budget ⓘ state taxes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| electedGovernor | Jim Florio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedLieutenantGovernor | none (office not yet created) ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1989-11-07 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters of New Jersey ⓘ |
| governorNumber | Jim Florio became the 49th Governor of New Jersey ⓘ |
| governorTermEndYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernor | Thomas Kean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| losingCandidate | Jim Courter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPartyCandidate |
Jim Courter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Florio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| officeContestedJurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeStartDate | 1990-01-16 ⓘ |
| partOf |
1989 United States elections
ⓘ
New Jersey gubernatorial elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonIncumbentDidNotRun | term-limited ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Democratic control of New Jersey governorship ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| tookOfficeAsResult | Jim Florio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Jim Florio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerPartyShiftRelativeToIncumbent | party change from Republican to Democratic ⓘ |
| winningCandidate | Jim Florio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of New Jersey for a four-year term, shaping the state's political leadership heading into the early 1990s.
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