1986 United States Senate election in California
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The 1986 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest to elect one of California’s U.S. Senators, preceding the 1992 Senate race in the state.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1986 United States Senate election in California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22191245 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1986 United States Senate election in California Context triple: [1992 United States Senate election in California, previousElection, 1986 United States Senate election in California]
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A.
1998 United States Senate election in California
The 1998 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a second term.
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B.
1992 United States Senate election in California
The 1992 United States Senate election in California was a landmark race in which Democrat Barbara Boxer won a Senate seat amid a broader national "Year of the Woman" wave.
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C.
2004 United States Senate election in California
The 2004 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a third term.
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D.
2010 United States Senate election in California
The 2010 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Carly Fiorina.
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E.
1990 California gubernatorial election
The 1990 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of California for the 1991–1995 term.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1986 United States Senate election in California Target entity description: The 1986 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest to elect one of California’s U.S. Senators, preceding the 1992 Senate race in the state.
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A.
1998 United States Senate election in California
The 1998 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a second term.
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B.
1992 United States Senate election in California
The 1992 United States Senate election in California was a landmark race in which Democrat Barbara Boxer won a Senate seat amid a broader national "Year of the Woman" wave.
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C.
2004 United States Senate election in California
The 2004 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a third term.
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D.
2010 United States Senate election in California
The 2010 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Carly Fiorina.
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E.
1990 California gubernatorial election
The 1990 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of California for the 1991–1995 term.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1992 United States Senate election in California
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previousElection
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1986 United States Senate election in California
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