2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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The 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a federal race in which voters chose one of the state's two U.S. senators for a six-year term.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11265654 — 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: 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut Context triple: [2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut, previousElection, 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut]
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2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a high-profile race in which incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, after losing the Democratic primary, successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.
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B.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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C.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2022 was a federal race in which voters chose whether to reelect Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to a third term against Republican and other challengers.
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D.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
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E.
2000 United States Senate elections
The 2000 United States Senate elections were a series of contests held across the country to choose members of the Senate during the same electoral cycle as the closely contested 2000 presidential race.
- 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: 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut Target entity description: The 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a federal race in which voters chose one of the state's two U.S. senators for a six-year term.
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A.
2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a high-profile race in which incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, after losing the Democratic primary, successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.
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B.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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C.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2022 was a federal race in which voters chose whether to reelect Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to a third term against Republican and other challengers.
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D.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
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E.
2000 United States Senate elections
The 2000 United States Senate elections were a series of contests held across the country to choose members of the Senate during the same electoral cycle as the closely contested 2000 presidential race.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | statewide popular vote ⓘ |
| concurrentWith |
2000 Connecticut state elections
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2000 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ 2000 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2000-11-07 ⓘ |
| electionScope | statewide ⓘ |
| electionType | legislative ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Connecticut ⓘ |
| endOfTermForWinner | 2007-01-03 ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentReelectionOutcome | incumbent re-elected ⓘ |
| isFederalElection | true ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 1 ⓘ |
| officeContestedClass | Class I United States Senate seat from Connecticut ⓘ |
| officeTitle | U.S. Senator from Connecticut ⓘ |
| otherCandidate |
Jean deSmet
NERFINISHED
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John M. Ruwet NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael DeRosa NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Krawczyk NERFINISHED ⓘ William Kozak Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2000 United States Senate elections ⓘ |
| partyOfCandidate |
Jean deSmet – Green Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
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Joe Lieberman – Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Ruwet – Reform Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael DeRosa – Green Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Giordano – Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Krawczyk – Concerned Citizens Party NERFINISHED ⓘ William Kozak Jr. – Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfRunnerUp | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfWinner | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Philip Giordano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested | United States Senator ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1994 United States Senate election in Connecticut ⓘ |
| resultingOfficeholder | Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingOfficeholderParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Philip Giordano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfTermForWinner | 2001-01-03 ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Joe Lieberman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut Description of subject: The 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a federal race in which voters chose one of the state's two U.S. senators for a six-year term.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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previousElection
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2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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