12th United States presidential election
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The 12th United States presidential election was the 1816 contest in which Democratic-Republican James Monroe was elected president, marking the decline of the Federalist Party and the start of the Era of Good Feelings.
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| 12th United States presidential election canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 12th United States presidential election Context triple: [11th United States presidential election, nextElection, 12th United States presidential election]
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11th United States presidential election
The 11th United States presidential election was the 1828 contest in which Andrew Jackson defeated incumbent John Quincy Adams, marking the rise of Jacksonian democracy and a major realignment in American politics.
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B.
1852 United States presidential election
The 1852 United States presidential election was a contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party as a major national political force.
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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.
United States presidential election, 1868
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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E.
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.
- 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: 12th United States presidential election Target entity description: The 12th United States presidential election was the 1816 contest in which Democratic-Republican James Monroe was elected president, marking the decline of the Federalist Party and the start of the Era of Good Feelings.
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A.
11th United States presidential election
The 11th United States presidential election was the 1828 contest in which Andrew Jackson defeated incumbent John Quincy Adams, marking the rise of Jacksonian democracy and a major realignment in American politics.
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B.
1852 United States presidential election
The 1852 United States presidential election was a contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party as a major national political force.
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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.
United States presidential election, 1868
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States presidential election
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political event ⓘ |
| alsoContestedOffice | Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssues |
aftermath of the War of 1812
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economic recovery ⓘ national unity ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electionDate | 1816 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | Electoral College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralVotesForMainOpponent | 34 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesForWinner | 183 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesNeededToWin | 109 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1816-12-04 ⓘ |
| eraStarted | Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 13th United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 11th United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAmendmentInEffect | Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked the beginning of the Era of Good Feelings
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marked the decline of the Federalist Party ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentBeforeElection | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentPartyBeforeElection | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | various states of the United States ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Rufus King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentParty | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElectionYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | Federalist Party failed to recover nationally ⓘ |
| numberInSequence | 12 ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partySystemContext | First Party System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteForMainOpponent | 38258 ⓘ |
| popularVoteForWinner | 108595 ⓘ |
| popularVotePercentageForMainOpponent | 24.3 ⓘ |
| popularVotePercentageForWinner | 68.2 ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElection | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElectionParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElectionYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| resultType | landslide victory for James Monroe ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinner | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1816-11-01 ⓘ |
| stateParticipation | all states in the Union in 1816 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | post-War of 1812 period ⓘ |
| totalElectors | 217 ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialWinner | Daniel D. Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialWinnerParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 12th United States presidential election Description of subject: The 12th United States presidential election was the 1816 contest in which Democratic-Republican James Monroe was elected president, marking the decline of the Federalist Party and the start of the Era of Good Feelings.
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11th United States presidential election
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nextElection
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12th United States presidential election
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