Democratic primaries
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Democratic primaries are state-level elections in which registered Democrats (and sometimes independents) vote to choose their party’s nominee for offices such as the U.S. presidency.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party primary elections in Texas | 1 |
| Democratic primaries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Democratic primaries Context triple: [Democratic caucuses, relatedTo, Democratic primaries]
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A.
California Democratic primaries
California Democratic primaries are state-level contests in which Democratic Party voters in California select their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency and other party nominations.
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B.
Democratic caucuses
Democratic caucuses are local party meetings in which registered Democrats gather to discuss and select their preferred candidates and delegates for the presidential nomination process.
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C.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the nationwide series of state contests in which Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
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D.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980
The 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the intraparty contests in which incumbent President Jimmy Carter faced a major challenge from Senator Edward M. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination.
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E.
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is the quadrennial gathering where the U.S. Democratic Party formally selects its presidential and vice-presidential nominees and adopts the party platform.
- 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: Democratic primaries Target entity description: Democratic primaries are state-level elections in which registered Democrats (and sometimes independents) vote to choose their party’s nominee for offices such as the U.S. presidency.
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A.
California Democratic primaries
California Democratic primaries are state-level contests in which Democratic Party voters in California select their preferred candidates for the U.S. presidency and other party nominations.
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B.
Democratic caucuses
Democratic caucuses are local party meetings in which registered Democrats gather to discuss and select their preferred candidates and delegates for the presidential nomination process.
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C.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the nationwide series of state contests in which Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
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D.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980
The 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the intraparty contests in which incumbent President Jimmy Carter faced a major challenge from Senator Edward M. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination.
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E.
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is the quadrennial gathering where the U.S. Democratic Party formally selects its presidential and vice-presidential nominees and adopts the party platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States electoral process
ⓘ
intra-party elections ⓘ primary elections ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Democratic National Committee ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dependsOn | state election laws ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes | registered Democrats ⓘ |
| electorateMayInclude |
independent voters
ⓘ
unaffiliated voters ⓘ |
| expandedSignificantlyAfter | 1968 Democratic National Convention reforms ⓘ |
| feature |
campaigns by Democratic candidates
ⓘ
party debates ⓘ secret ballot voting ⓘ |
| followedBy | general elections ⓘ |
| frequency | every election cycle for the relevant office ⓘ |
| governedBy | Democratic Party delegate selection rules ⓘ |
| hasType |
closed primary
ⓘ
jungle primary (in some jurisdictions) ⓘ open primary ⓘ semi-closed primary ⓘ semi-open primary ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | party caucuses ⓘ |
| impact |
ideological balance within the Democratic Party
ⓘ
party platform direction ⓘ |
| includes |
New Hampshire Democratic primary
ⓘ
South Carolina Democratic primary ⓘ Super Tuesday Democratic primaries ⓘ
linked to:
Super Tuesday, 2008
|
| involves | allocation of delegates ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
party rules
ⓘ
state statutes ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national news organizations ⓘ |
| oftenInclude |
early voting
ⓘ
mail-in ballots ⓘ voter registration deadlines ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| partOf | United States primary election system ⓘ |
| precedes |
Democratic Party nominating conventions
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic National Convention
|
| purpose | select Democratic Party nominees for public office ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Republican primaries ⓘ |
| resultIn | nomination of Democratic candidates ⓘ |
| startTypically | early election year calendar ⓘ |
| subjectTo | campaign finance regulations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
selection of Democratic congressional nominees
ⓘ
selection of Democratic gubernatorial nominees ⓘ selection of Democratic presidential nominee ⓘ selection of Democratic state and local nominees ⓘ |
| uses |
pledged delegates
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unpledged party leader and elected official delegates (superdelegates) in some years ⓘ |
| variesBy | state ⓘ |
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Subject: Democratic primaries Description of subject: Democratic primaries are state-level elections in which registered Democrats (and sometimes independents) vote to choose their party’s nominee for offices such as the U.S. presidency.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Democratic primaries