United States presidential election, 1868
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The United States presidential election of 1868 was the post–Civil War contest in which Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democrat Horatio Seymour, shaping the course of Reconstruction-era politics.
All labels observed (1)
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| United States presidential election, 1868 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10238767 — 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: United States presidential election, 1868 Context triple: [Frank Blair Jr., candidateInElection, United States presidential election, 1868]
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United States presidential election, 1896
The United States presidential election of 1896 was a pivotal contest in American history that pitted Republican William McKinley against Democrat and Populist-backed William Jennings Bryan, centering on fierce debates over monetary policy, especially the gold standard versus free silver.
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B.
United States presidential election, 1904
The United States presidential election of 1904 was the contest in which incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt won a full term in office by decisively defeating Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker.
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C.
1872 United States presidential election
The 1872 United States presidential election was a post–Civil War contest in which incumbent Republican Ulysses S. Grant won a second term amid Reconstruction-era political tensions and a split in the opposition.
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D.
1876 United States presidential election
The 1876 United States presidential election was a highly disputed contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden that led to a constitutional crisis and ultimately to Hayes’s presidency through an electoral commission and the Compromise of 1877.
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E.
United States presidential election, 1908
The United States presidential election of 1908 was a contest in which Republican William Howard Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan to succeed Theodore Roosevelt as president.
- 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: United States presidential election, 1868 Target entity description: The United States presidential election of 1868 was the post–Civil War contest in which Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democrat Horatio Seymour, shaping the course of Reconstruction-era politics.
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A.
United States presidential election, 1896
The United States presidential election of 1896 was a pivotal contest in American history that pitted Republican William McKinley against Democrat and Populist-backed William Jennings Bryan, centering on fierce debates over monetary policy, especially the gold standard versus free silver.
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B.
United States presidential election, 1904
The United States presidential election of 1904 was the contest in which incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt won a full term in office by decisively defeating Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker.
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C.
1872 United States presidential election
The 1872 United States presidential election was a post–Civil War contest in which incumbent Republican Ulysses S. Grant won a second term amid Reconstruction-era political tensions and a split in the opposition.
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D.
1876 United States presidential election
The 1876 United States presidential election was a highly disputed contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden that led to a constitutional crisis and ultimately to Hayes’s presidency through an electoral commission and the Compromise of 1877.
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E.
United States presidential election, 1908
The United States presidential election of 1908 was a contest in which Republican William Howard Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan to succeed Theodore Roosevelt as president.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential election
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political event ⓘ |
| campaignSloganOfGrant | "Let us have peace" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeMeetingDate | 1868-12-02 ⓘ |
| electoralVoteLoser | Horatio Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralVotesReceivedByHoratio Seymour | 80 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesReceivedByUlysses S. Grant | 214 ⓘ |
| electoralVoteWinner | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | United States presidential election, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | United States presidential election, 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1868-11-03 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1868-11-03 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first U.S. presidential election after the Civil War concluded
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helped determine direction of Reconstruction-era policies ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentDuringElection | Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentParty | National Union (aligned with Democrats by 1868) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentSoughtReelection | no ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
Reconstruction policy
ⓘ
civil rights for freedmen ⓘ readmission of former Confederate states ⓘ relationship between President and Congress ⓘ |
| loser | Horatio Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Horatio Seymour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableThirdPartyOrIndependentPresence | none of major electoral significance GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfStatesParticipating | 34 ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteLoser | Horatio Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteMarginPercentageForGrant | 52.7 ⓘ |
| popularVoteMarginPercentageForSeymour | 47.3 ⓘ |
| popularVotesReceivedByHoratio Seymour | 2808000 ⓘ |
| popularVotesReceivedByUlysses S. Grant | 3398000 ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | impeachment of Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | election of Ulysses S. Grant as 18th President of the United States ⓘ |
| runningMateOfLoser | Francis Preston Blair Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinner | Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernStatesWithLimitedParticipation | former Confederate states under Reconstruction governments ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Reconstruction in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceUnderConstitutionalAmendment | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialOfficeContested | Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | 78.1 ⓘ |
| winner | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: United States presidential election, 1868 Description of subject: The United States presidential election of 1868 was the post–Civil War contest in which Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democrat Horatio Seymour, shaping the course of Reconstruction-era politics.
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