Maine's 2nd congressional district
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Maine's 2nd congressional district is a large, mostly rural U.S. House district covering northern and western Maine, known for its swing-voter population and distinct political behavior from the state's more urban 1st district.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Maine's 2nd congressional district Context triple: [Maine's 1st congressional district, hasSisterDistrict, Maine's 2nd congressional district]
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Maine's 1st congressional district
Maine's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in southern Maine that includes the city of Portland and surrounding coastal and urban areas.
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Massachusetts 2nd congressional district
Massachusetts 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in central Massachusetts that includes much of Worcester County and is currently represented by Congressman Jim McGovern.
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Maine District of Massachusetts
The Maine District of Massachusetts was a federal judicial district that served the territory of Maine while it was still part of Massachusetts prior to becoming a separate state.
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Hampden, Maine
Hampden, Maine is a small town in Penobscot County known as the birthplace of 19th-century social reformer Dorothea Dix.
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Massachusetts 3rd congressional district
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in north-central Massachusetts that includes cities such as Lowell and Lawrence and is currently represented by Democrat Lori Trahan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Maine's 2nd congressional district Target entity description: Maine's 2nd congressional district is a large, mostly rural U.S. House district covering northern and western Maine, known for its swing-voter population and distinct political behavior from the state's more urban 1st district.
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Maine's 1st congressional district
Maine's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in southern Maine that includes the city of Portland and surrounding coastal and urban areas.
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Massachusetts 2nd congressional district
Massachusetts 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in central Massachusetts that includes much of Worcester County and is currently represented by Congressman Jim McGovern.
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Maine District of Massachusetts
The Maine District of Massachusetts was a federal judicial district that served the territory of Maine while it was still part of Massachusetts prior to becoming a separate state.
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Hampden, Maine
Hampden, Maine is a small town in Penobscot County known as the birthplace of 19th-century social reformer Dorothea Dix.
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Massachusetts 3rd congressional district
Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in north-central Massachusetts that includes cities such as Lowell and Lawrence and is currently represented by Democrat Lori Trahan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| area | approximately 27,000 square miles ⓘ |
| border | Canada ⓘ |
| borders |
Atlantic Ocean
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New Brunswick ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| characteristic |
geographically large
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mostly rural ⓘ |
| contains |
Acadia National Park (portion on Mount Desert Island is in the 2nd district after some redistrictings)
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linked to:
Acadia National Park
Baxter State Park ⓘ Mount Katahdin ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| covers |
Aroostook County, Maine
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Bangor, Maine ⓘ Franklin County, Maine ⓘ Lewiston, Maine ⓘ Oxford County, Maine ⓘ Penobscot County, Maine ⓘ Piscataquis County, Maine ⓘ Somerset County, Maine ⓘ Waldo County, Maine ⓘ Washington County, Maine ⓘ parts of Androscoggin County, Maine ⓘ parts of Kennebec County, Maine ⓘ |
| created | March 4, 1821 ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Jared Golden ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeInOfficeSince | January 3, 2019 ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Maine's 1st congressional district ⓘ |
| electoralVoteSystem | Maine congressional-district method ⓘ |
| electorateBehavior | ticket-splitting common ⓘ |
| electorateType | swing district ⓘ |
| elects | member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| largestCity | Bangor, Maine ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Maine
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western Maine ⓘ |
| medianIncomeRankInNewEngland | among the lowest ⓘ |
| notableIndustry |
agriculture
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forestry ⓘ paper production ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| numberOfHouseSeats | 1 ⓘ |
| politicalBehavior | more conservative than Maine's 1st congressional district ⓘ |
| presidentialElectorAllocation | separate allocation of one electoral vote in U.S. presidential elections ⓘ |
| secondLargestCity | Lewiston, Maine ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| urbanRuralComposition | majority rural population ⓘ |
| uses | ranked-choice voting for federal elections ⓘ |
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Subject: Maine's 2nd congressional district Description of subject: Maine's 2nd congressional district is a large, mostly rural U.S. House district covering northern and western Maine, known for its swing-voter population and distinct political behavior from the state's more urban 1st district.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States House delegation from Maine
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currentMemberRepresents
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Jared Golden – Maine's 2nd congressional district
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linked to: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Jared Golden
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positionHeld
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd congressional district
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linked to: Maine's 2nd congressional district
Jared Golden
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officeContested
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U.S. House of Representatives seat for Maine's 2nd congressional district
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linked to: Maine's 2nd congressional district
subject linked to:
Snowe
linked to: Maine's 2nd congressional district