2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Massachusetts, ultimately resulting in Republican Charlie Baker defeating Democratic nominee Martha Coakley.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10288517 — 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: 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Context triple: [Martha Coakley, candidateInElection, 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election]
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A.
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts for the 2019–2023 term.
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B.
2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a high-profile race in which Democrat Elizabeth Warren defeated incumbent Republican Scott Brown, shifting the seat back to Democratic control.
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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.
2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Warren won a second term to the U.S. Senate against Republican challenger Geoff Diehl and independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai.
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E.
Massachusetts 14th congressional district
Massachusetts's 14th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Massachusetts that existed in the early to mid-20th century before being eliminated through redistricting.
- 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: 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Massachusetts, ultimately resulting in Republican Charlie Baker defeating Democratic nominee Martha Coakley.
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A.
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts for the 2019–2023 term.
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B.
2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a high-profile race in which Democrat Elizabeth Warren defeated incumbent Republican Scott Brown, shifting the seat back to Democratic control.
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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.
2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Warren won a second term to the U.S. Senate against Republican challenger Geoff Diehl and independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai.
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E.
Massachusetts 14th congressional district
Massachusetts's 14th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Massachusetts that existed in the early to mid-20th century before being eliminated through redistricting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Massachusetts state election
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gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| ballotIncludes |
governor
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lieutenant governor ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defeatedCandidate | Martha Coakley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticNominee | Martha Coakley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticPrimaryCandidate |
Donald Berwick
NERFINISHED
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Martha Coakley NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Grossman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2014-11-04 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| electionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| governorAfterElection | Charlie Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorAndLtGovernorElectedTogether | true ⓘ |
| governorPartyAfterElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernorBeforeElection | Deval Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| majorOpponent | Martha Coakley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElectionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| officeTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| otherGeneralElectionCandidate |
Evan Falchuk
NERFINISHED
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Jeff McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Lively NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherGeneralElectionCandidateParty |
Independent
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Independent conservative ⓘ United Independent Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2014 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Charlie Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| previousElectionYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| primaryDate | 2014-09-09 ⓘ |
| primaryElectionHeld |
Democratic Party primary
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Republican Party primary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Charlie Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanPrimaryCandidate |
Charlie Baker
NERFINISHED
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Mark Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInPartyChange | true ⓘ |
| runningMateOfMainOpponent | Steve Kerrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinner | Karyn Polito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statewide | true ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Charlie Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Massachusetts, ultimately resulting in Republican Charlie Baker defeating Democratic nominee Martha Coakley.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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previousElection
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2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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