wasCandidateIn
P12344
predicate
Indicates that an entity served as a candidate in a particular election, contest, or selection process.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| candidateIn | 168 |
| wasCandidateIn canonical | 22 |
| hadCandidate | 13 |
| unsuccessfulCandidacyFor | 8 |
| candidacyInElection | 5 |
| unsuccessfulCandidacy | 5 |
| candidate in | 4 |
| 1848Candidacy | 1 |
| candidacyAnnouncedFor | 1 |
| hasBeenCandidateForOffice | 1 |
| hasCandidacy | 1 |
| previouslyStoodFor | 1 |
| stoodAsCandidateIn | 1 |
| was a candidate for | 1 |
| wasChancellorCandidateInElection | 1 |
| wasChancellorCandidateOf | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: wasCandidateIn
Generated description
Indicates that an entity served as a candidate in a particular election, contest, or selection process.
Sample triples (234)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
Indian Charley
surface form:
Charles Curtis
|
1928 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| Andy Burnham | Leader of the Labour Party via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ |
|
George McClellan
surface form:
George B. McClellan
|
1864 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Joseph T. Robinson | 1928 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
|
Donald
surface form:
Donald Trump
|
2016 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
|
Donald
surface form:
Donald Trump
|
2020 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Ron DeSantis | 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Dominique Strauss-Kahn |
Socialist Party (France)
via predicate surface "candidateIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Party presidential primary (France, 2006)
|
|
Albert Gore, Jr.
surface form:
Albert Gore Jr.
|
2000 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Hubert H. Humphrey | 1968 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Edmund Muskie | 1968 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Edmund Muskie | 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Barry Goldwater |
United States presidential election, 1964
via predicate surface "candidateIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
1964 United States presidential election
|
| Robert A. Taft | 1940 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Robert A. Taft | 1948 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Robert A. Taft | 1952 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Jeb Bush | 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Tim Kaine | 2016 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Frank Church | 1980 United States Senate election in Idaho via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Frank Church | 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Benjamin F. Butler | 1884 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Christopher Dodd |
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
via predicate surface "candidateIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
2008 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries)
|
| Jeremy Corbyn | 2017 United Kingdom general election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 2019 United Kingdom general election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Charles Warren Fairbanks |
Republican National Convention
via predicate surface "candidateIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
1908 Republican National Convention
|
| Saif al-Islam Gaddafi | Libyan presidential election via predicate surface "candidacyAnnouncedFor" ⓘ |
| Howard Baker | 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Bob Dole | 1996 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Bob Dole | 1980 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Bob Dole | 1988 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
|
Martin O’Malley
surface form:
Martin O'Malley
|
2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Lamar Alexander | 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Lamar Alexander | 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Valérie Pécresse | 2022 French presidential election ⓘ |
| Joe Lieberman | 2000 United States presidential election (as vice-presidential nominee) via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Samuel J. Tilden |
1876 United States presidential election
via predicate surface "candidateIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States presidential election, 1876
|
| Henry Clay | U.S. presidency in 1824 via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ |
| Henry Clay | U.S. presidency in 1832 via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ |
| Henry Clay | U.S. presidency in 1844 via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ |
| Rob Ford | 2014 Toronto mayoral election via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacy" ⓘ |
|
John McCain III (attended, transferred)
surface form:
John McCain III
|
2008 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| John C. Breckinridge |
1860 United States presidential election
via predicate surface "candidateIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
United States presidential election, 1860
|
| Alf Landon | 1936 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidate in" ⓘ |
| Mitt Romney | 2008 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| Mitt Romney | 2012 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ |
| 1848 United States presidential election | Zachary Taylor via predicate surface "hadCandidate" ⓘ |
| 1848 United States presidential election | Lewis Cass via predicate surface "hadCandidate" ⓘ |
| 1848 United States presidential election | Martin Van Buren via predicate surface "hadCandidate" ⓘ |
| Andrew Murray Burnham | Leader of the Labour Party via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ |
| Martin Van Buren | Free Soil Party candidate for President of the United States via predicate surface "1848Candidacy" ⓘ |