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
Eugene McCarthy President of the United States
Hubert H. Humphrey President of the United States
Hiram Johnson President of the United States
Chiang Chieh-shih leadership of China against the Chinese Communist Party
Mayor of Istanbul Istanbul mayoral election via predicate surface "officeContestedIn"
Mayor of Istanbul 2019 Istanbul mayoral election via predicate surface "officeContestedIn"
Mayor of Istanbul 2024 Istanbul mayoral election via predicate surface "officeContestedIn"
Edwin Thomas Meredith Iowa congressional delegation
surface form: United States Senate from Iowa
Edwin Thomas Meredith Governor of Iowa
1976 United States presidential election President of the United States
1976 United States presidential election Vice President of the United States
Edmund Muskie Vice President of the United States
Edmund Muskie President of the United States
2016 United States presidential election President of the United States
2016 United States presidential election Vice President of the United States
John N. Mitchell United States Attorney General
surface form: Attorney General of the United States
1968 United States presidential election President of the United States
1964 California Democratic presidential primary President of the United States
Sanae Takaichi President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign President of the United States
William Flynt Nichols United States House of Representatives seat from Alabama
Aaron Burr President of the United States
Moritz Leuenberger Swiss Federal Council
2004 United States presidential election President of the United States
2004 United States presidential election Vice President of the United States
New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004 Democratic nomination for President of the United States
Second Lady of California none (spouse is unelected) via predicate surface "officeContestedIn"
Friend Richardson Governor of California
1988 United States presidential election President of the United States
1988 United States presidential election Vice President of the United States
C. C. Young Governor of California
1992 United States presidential election President of the United States
1992 United States presidential election Vice President of the United States
Juan José Flores President of Ecuador
2004 Afghan presidential election President of Afghanistan
Aleksander Čeferin FIFA Council member
George Clinton President of the United States
George Clinton Vice President of the United States
Mikhail Kalinin head of state of the Soviet Union
2024 United States presidential election President of the United States
2024 United States presidential election Vice President of the United States
George Black
surface form: George Black (Canadian politician)
Member of Parliament of Canada
Enrico De Nicola President of Italy
Andrew Jackson President of the United States
Thomas H. Kean President of the United States
B. J. Vorster leadership of the National Party (South Africa)
military governor Bennet C. Riley
surface form: Bennet C. Riley
Delegate to the U.S. Congress from California (unsuccessful)
Portland City Commissioner
surface form: Portland City Commissioner Position 3
Portland municipal elections via predicate surface "officeContestedIn"
Appius Claudius Caecus dictatorship of the Roman Republic
Barney Frank U.S. House of Representatives seat for Massachusetts