officeContested

P495
predicate

Indicates that a particular office or position is being actively sought or challenged by multiple parties in an election or selection process.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
officeContested canonical 2,621
officeContestedIn 264
positionContested 118

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: officeContested
Generated description
Indicates that a particular office or position is being actively sought or challenged by multiple parties in an election or selection process.

Sample triples (3,061)

Subject Object
Steve Conway (politician) Washington State Senate seat for Tacoma area
Sam Massell Mayor of Atlanta
Liberian general election, 2011 President of Liberia
Liberian general election, 2011 73 seats in the House of Representatives of Liberia
Liberian general election, 2011 15 Senate seats of Liberia
Catherine Ashton Member of the European Commission via predicate surface "office contested"
1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut United States Senator from Connecticut via predicate surface "positionContested"
Slade
surface form: Slade Gorton
United States Senate seat from Washington
John J. O'Connell (as Attorney General of Washington)
surface form: John J. O'Connell
statewide elected office in Washington
Nicholas Vansittart seat in the House of Commons
Mohammad Qasim Fahim President of Afghanistan
Donald M. Payne Jr. seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
John Hager Governor of Virginia
David Miliband Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
2022 French presidential election President of France
Ashley Moody Attorney General of Florida
Bill Hagerty U.S. Senate seat from Tennessee
Alfred von Tirpitz influence over German naval policy
Matiu Rata Māori electorates
surface form: Northern Māori electorate
Makarios III President of Cyprus
Congressman Charles Diggs
surface form: Charles Diggs
Michigan Senate via predicate surface "office contested"
surface form: Michigan State Senate
Frank Dobson Mayor of London
11th United States presidential election President of the United States
11th United States presidential election Vice President of the United States
Nathaniel Moran Texas's 1st congressional district
surface form: United States House of Representatives seat for Texas's 1st congressional district
2011 Ugandan general election President of Uganda
2011 Ugandan general election Member of Parliament of Uganda
Adrien Lachenal member of the Swiss Federal Council
1924 United States presidential election President of the United States
2021 Ugandan general election President of Uganda
2021 Ugandan general election Members of Parliament
Edmund N. Morrill Governor of Kansas
Baron Hague of Richmond
surface form: William Hague
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Jerome Cavanagh Mayor of Detroit
Casimir Oyé-Mba President of Gabon
United States presidential election of 1824 President of the United States
1986 United States House of Representatives elections voting member of the United States House of Representatives
1986 United States Senate elections United States Senator
Andrew B. Moore Governor of Alabama
Greek government of Stylianos Gonatas status of the Greek monarchy
James J. Tedesco III County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey
Barbu Catargiu Prime Minister of Romania
Zimbabwean general election, 2000 Member of Parliament
Thokozani Khupe President of Zimbabwe
FHC
surface form: Fernando Henrique Cardoso
President of Brazil
Gunma 4th district Member of the House of Representatives
Herbert R. O'Conor Governor of Maryland
Herbert R. O'Conor United States Senate from Maryland
surface form: United States Senate seat from Maryland
Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 President of Zimbabwe