2002 United States House of Representatives elections

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United States House of Representatives election midterm election

The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests held during George W. Bush’s presidency that determined all 435 House seats and resulted in Republicans strengthening their majority.

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Label	Occurrences
2002 United States House of Representatives elections canonical	5
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas	1

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Target entity: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections
Context triple: [Patrick J. Kennedy, reElectedIn, 2002 United States House of Representatives elections]

A. 2000 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections were the nationwide congressional contests held alongside the 2000 presidential election to choose all 435 voting members of the U.S. House.
B. 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests in which voters across all 50 states elected members to the House, resulting in a shift of control from Republicans to Democrats.
C. 2000 United States presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was a highly contentious race between George W. Bush and Al Gore that culminated in a disputed Florida recount and a landmark Supreme Court decision.
D. 2004 United States presidential election
The 2004 United States presidential election was a contest between incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry, culminating in Bush’s re-election amid intense national focus on the Iraq War and national security.
E. 1994 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections were a landmark midterm contest in which Republicans gained control of the House for the first time in four decades, reshaping the national political landscape.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections
Target entity description: The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests held during George W. Bush’s presidency that determined all 435 House seats and resulted in Republicans strengthening their majority.

A. 2000 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections were the nationwide congressional contests held alongside the 2000 presidential election to choose all 435 voting members of the U.S. House.
B. 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests in which voters across all 50 states elected members to the House, resulting in a shift of control from Republicans to Democrats.
C. 2000 United States presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was a highly contentious race between George W. Bush and Al Gore that culminated in a disputed Florida recount and a landmark Supreme Court decision.
D. 2004 United States presidential election
The 2004 United States presidential election was a contest between incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry, culminating in Bush’s re-election amid intense national focus on the Iraq War and national security.
E. 1994 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections were a landmark midterm contest in which Republicans gained control of the House for the first time in four decades, reshaping the national political landscape.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States House of Representatives election ⓘ midterm election ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
chamber	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
determines	all voting seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ membership of the 108th United States Congress ⓘ
electionDate	November 5, 2002 ⓘ
electionType	congressional election ⓘ federal election ⓘ legislative election ⓘ
electoralSystem	single-member districts ⓘ
electorate	United States citizens aged 18 and over registered to vote in 2002 ⓘ
followedBy	2004 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
follows	2000 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
hasVoterTurnoutNote	featured relatively low voter turnout typical of U.S. midterm elections ⓘ
heldOnSameDayAs	2002 United States Senate elections ⓘ various state and local elections in 2002 ⓘ
houseNumber	108 ⓘ
incumbentPresident	George W. Bush ⓘ
isPartOfSeries	elections of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
languageOfOfficialResults	English ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
legislatureTermEnd	January 3, 2005 ⓘ
legislatureTermStart	January 3, 2003 ⓘ
mainWinningParty	Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
mediaCoverageBy	Associated Press ⓘ CNN ⓘ Fox News Channel ⓘ The New York Times ⓘ The Washington Post ⓘ linked to: Washington Post
notableFeature	first House elections conducted entirely under districts drawn after the 2000 census ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested	435 ⓘ
occursDuring	presidency of George W. Bush ⓘ
otherMajorParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
partOf	2002 United States elections ⓘ
redistrictingBasis	2000 United States census ⓘ
relatedTo	2000 United States census-based redistricting ⓘ War on Terror ⓘ linked to: Global War on Terrorism
resultSummary	Republicans strengthened their majority in the House of Representatives ⓘ
significantEventContext	post-September 11 political climate ⓘ
supervisingBody	Federal Election Commission ⓘ
thirdPartyParticipation	Green Party of the United States ⓘ Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ
unusualOutcomeNote	the president's party gained House seats in a midterm election, contrary to typical midterm losses ⓘ
usedNewDistrictBoundaries	yes ⓘ
votingMethod	first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patrick J. Kennedy → reElectedIn → 2002 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

2000 United States House of Representatives elections → followedBy → 2002 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

2000 United States House of Representatives elections → nextElection → 2002 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

Wayne Gilchrest → electedIn → 2002 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas → nextElection → 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas ⓘ

linked to: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections

2004 United States House of Representatives elections → previousElection → 2002 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

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