2018 United States Senate elections
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The 2018 United States Senate elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters in various states chose U.S. senators, helping to determine the balance of power in the Senate during Donald Trump’s presidency.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2018 United States Senate elections canonical | 2 |
| 2018 United States elections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9920531 — 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: 2018 United States Senate elections Context triple: [2018 United States Senate election in Virginia, partOf, 2018 United States Senate elections]
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A.
2018 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant shift of power to the Democratic Party and brought a wave of high-profile progressive newcomers to Congress.
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B.
2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a midterm contest in which incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
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C.
2006 United States Senate elections
The 2006 United States Senate elections were midterm contests that reshaped the balance of power in the Senate, notably contributing to a shift toward Democratic control during George W. Bush’s presidency.
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D.
2018 United States Senate election in Florida
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was a closely contested race in which Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, leading to one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate contests of the cycle.
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E.
2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Corey Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2018 United States Senate elections Target entity description: The 2018 United States Senate elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters in various states chose U.S. senators, helping to determine the balance of power in the Senate during Donald Trump’s presidency.
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A.
2018 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant shift of power to the Democratic Party and brought a wave of high-profile progressive newcomers to Congress.
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B.
2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a midterm contest in which incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
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C.
2006 United States Senate elections
The 2006 United States Senate elections were midterm contests that reshaped the balance of power in the Senate, notably contributing to a shift toward Democratic control during George W. Bush’s presidency.
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D.
2018 United States Senate election in Florida
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was a closely contested race in which Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, leading to one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate contests of the cycle.
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E.
2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Corey Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines | composition of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| electionType | legislative election ⓘ |
| endTime | 2018-11-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2020 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2016 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectoralCycle | Class 1 United States Senators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
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Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOtherParty | Independent politician ⓘ |
| hasRegularElectionIn |
Arizona
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California GENERATED ⓘ Connecticut GENERATED ⓘ Delaware GENERATED ⓘ Florida GENERATED ⓘ Hawaii GENERATED ⓘ Indiana GENERATED ⓘ Maine GENERATED ⓘ Maryland GENERATED ⓘ Massachusetts GENERATED ⓘ Michigan GENERATED ⓘ Minnesota GENERATED ⓘ Mississippi GENERATED ⓘ Missouri GENERATED ⓘ Montana GENERATED ⓘ Nebraska GENERATED ⓘ Nevada GENERATED ⓘ New Jersey GENERATED ⓘ New Mexico GENERATED ⓘ New York GENERATED ⓘ North Dakota GENERATED ⓘ Ohio GENERATED ⓘ Pennsylvania GENERATED ⓘ Rhode Island GENERATED ⓘ Tennessee GENERATED ⓘ Texas GENERATED ⓘ Utah GENERATED ⓘ Vermont GENERATED ⓘ Virginia GENERATED ⓘ Washington GENERATED ⓘ West Virginia GENERATED ⓘ Wisconsin GENERATED ⓘ Wyoming GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialElectionIn |
Minnesota
NERFINISHED
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Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2020 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | shifting balance of power during Donald Trump presidency ⓘ |
| numberOfRegularSeatsForElection | 33 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsForElection | 35 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpecialSeatsForElection | 2 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occursDuring | presidency of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| partOf |
2018 United States elections
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2018–19 United States political timeline NERFINISHED ⓘ United States midterm elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2016 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2018-11-06 ⓘ |
| votingMethod | popular vote ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2018 United States Senate elections Description of subject: The 2018 United States Senate elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters in various states chose U.S. senators, helping to determine the balance of power in the Senate during Donald Trump’s presidency.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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partOf
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2018 United States Senate elections
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2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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partOf
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2018 United States Senate elections
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this entity surface form:
2018 United States elections