Triple
T8844480
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Preston Lane Jr. |
E210468
|
entity |
| Predicate | electedIn |
P1239
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
1946 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election was a mid-20th-century statewide contest in which Democrat William Preston Lane Jr. won the governorship of Maryland.
|
E760266
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
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: 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election | Statement: [William Preston Lane Jr., electedIn, 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election Context triple: [William Preston Lane Jr., electedIn, 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election]
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A.
1946 New York gubernatorial election
The 1946 New York gubernatorial election was a mid-20th-century statewide contest in which Republican leadership was reaffirmed in the post-World War II political climate.
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B.
2002 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was a closely watched statewide race in which Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, ending decades of Democratic control of the governor’s office.
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C.
1946 Georgia gubernatorial election
The 1946 Georgia gubernatorial election was a highly contentious state election whose disputed outcome triggered the infamous Three Governors Controversy over who was the legitimate governor of Georgia.
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D.
1946 United States elections
The 1946 United States elections were midterm contests held during President Harry S. Truman’s administration that resulted in a major Republican victory and a shift in control of Congress.
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E.
1942 New York gubernatorial election
The 1942 New York gubernatorial election was a mid-World War II statewide contest in which Republican prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey won the governorship of New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
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: 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election Triple: [William Preston Lane Jr., electedIn, 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election]
Generated description
The 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election was a mid-20th-century statewide contest in which Democrat William Preston Lane Jr. won the governorship of Maryland.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 1946 Maryland gubernatorial election was a mid-20th-century statewide contest in which Democrat William Preston Lane Jr. won the governorship of Maryland.
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A.
1946 New York gubernatorial election
The 1946 New York gubernatorial election was a mid-20th-century statewide contest in which Republican leadership was reaffirmed in the post-World War II political climate.
-
B.
2002 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was a closely watched statewide race in which Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, ending decades of Democratic control of the governor’s office.
-
C.
1946 Georgia gubernatorial election
The 1946 Georgia gubernatorial election was a highly contentious state election whose disputed outcome triggered the infamous Three Governors Controversy over who was the legitimate governor of Georgia.
-
D.
1946 United States elections
The 1946 United States elections were midterm contests held during President Harry S. Truman’s administration that resulted in a major Republican victory and a shift in control of Congress.
-
E.
1942 New York gubernatorial election
The 1942 New York gubernatorial election was a mid-World War II statewide contest in which Republican prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey won the governorship of New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca838967bc8190b46c3c80a2887ea4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc608a73c88190875409fef79ffc8a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf89ad0a3c8190a2bcf9a106138835 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf8ac657a48190b01e3f0365105f3c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf8b8849ec8190915fa087b1b46c18 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:48 p.m.