Triple

T7706108
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1922 California gubernatorial election E174620 entity
Predicate follows P134 FINISHED
Object 1918 California gubernatorial election
The 1918 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of California during the World War I era.
 E683256 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: 1918 California gubernatorial election | Statement: [1922 California gubernatorial election, follows, 1918 California gubernatorial election]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 1918 California gubernatorial election
Context triple: [1922 California gubernatorial election, follows, 1918 California gubernatorial election]
  • A. 1922 California gubernatorial election
    The 1922 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor during the early 1920s political realignment era.
  • B. 1998 California gubernatorial election
    The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
  • C. 1994 California gubernatorial election
    The 1994 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Pete Wilson won re-election over Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown amid a politically charged climate over immigration and crime.
  • D. 2002 California gubernatorial election
    The 2002 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Governor Gray Davis won re-election amid growing voter dissatisfaction that later contributed to his 2003 recall.
  • E. 1964 California Democratic presidential primary
    The 1964 California Democratic presidential primary was a state-level contest in which Democratic voters in California selected their preferred candidate for the party’s 1964 U.S. presidential nomination.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 1918 California gubernatorial election
Target entity description: The 1918 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of California during the World War I era.
  • A. 1922 California gubernatorial election
    The 1922 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor during the early 1920s political realignment era.
  • B. 1998 California gubernatorial election
    The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
  • C. 1994 California gubernatorial election
    The 1994 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Pete Wilson won re-election over Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown amid a politically charged climate over immigration and crime.
  • D. 2002 California gubernatorial election
    The 2002 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Governor Gray Davis won re-election amid growing voter dissatisfaction that later contributed to his 2003 recall.
  • E. 1964 California Democratic presidential primary
    The 1964 California Democratic presidential primary was a state-level contest in which Democratic voters in California selected their preferred candidate for the party’s 1964 U.S. presidential nomination.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: 1918 California gubernatorial election
Triple: [1922 California gubernatorial election, follows, 1918 California gubernatorial election]
Generated description
The 1918 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of California during the World War I era.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c6995b3e8c8190833108f883d5f53c elicitation completed
NER batch_69c7028f17f0819081686ac146750d3a ner completed
NED1 batch_69c8acc48708819082d58218eb753327 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c8aebc46e481908872d0c4c77345b5 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c8ae258a7081909bd30259a368d865 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:03 p.m.