1922 California gubernatorial election
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The 1922 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor during the early 1920s political realignment era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1922 California gubernatorial election canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1536465 — 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: 1922 California gubernatorial election Context triple: [Friend Richardson, electedIn, 1922 California gubernatorial election]
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A.
1998 California gubernatorial election
The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
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B.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
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C.
1964 California Democratic presidential primary
The 1964 California Democratic presidential primary was a state-level contest in which Democratic voters in California selected their preferred candidate for the party’s 1964 U.S. presidential nomination.
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D.
1972 California Democratic presidential primary
The 1972 California Democratic presidential primary was a pivotal contest in the Democratic nomination race, notably featuring Senator George McGovern’s strong performance as part of his successful campaign for the party’s presidential nod.
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E.
1968 California Democratic presidential primary
The 1968 California Democratic presidential primary was a pivotal and hard-fought contest that effectively decided the Democratic nomination’s direction before being tragically overshadowed by Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination on the night of his victory.
- 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: 1922 California gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 1922 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor during the early 1920s political realignment era.
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A.
1998 California gubernatorial election
The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
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B.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
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C.
1964 California Democratic presidential primary
The 1964 California Democratic presidential primary was a state-level contest in which Democratic voters in California selected their preferred candidate for the party’s 1964 U.S. presidential nomination.
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D.
1972 California Democratic presidential primary
The 1972 California Democratic presidential primary was a pivotal contest in the Democratic nomination race, notably featuring Senator George McGovern’s strong performance as part of his successful campaign for the party’s presidential nod.
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E.
1968 California Democratic presidential primary
The 1968 California Democratic presidential primary was a pivotal and hard-fought contest that effectively decided the Democratic nomination’s direction before being tragically overshadowed by Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination on the night of his victory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state election
ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | held after 1918 and before 1926 California gubernatorial elections ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defeatedCandidate |
Clement Calhoun Young
ⓘ
Henry H. Roser ⓘ Other minor candidates ⓘ Thomas Lee Woolwine ⓘ Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| defeatedParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
Progressive Party (California) ⓘ
linked to:
Progressive Party
Socialist Party of America ⓘ |
| electoralLevel | state ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| elects | state governor ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1926 California gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| follows | 1918 California gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of California ⓘ |
| hasBallotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1922-11-07 ⓘ |
| hasScope | statewide ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1922-11-07 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | history of California politics ⓘ |
| isStatewide | true ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaigning | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| mainIssue | state governance and public policy in California ⓘ |
| occursDuring | early 1920s political realignment era ⓘ |
| officeHolderAfterElection | Friend W. Richardson ⓘ |
| officeHolderAfterParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| officeHolderBeforeElection | William D. Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderBeforeParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| partOf |
1920s elections in California
ⓘ
1922 United States elections ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of California ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usesVoterRegistration | yes ⓘ |
| voterEligibility | adult citizens of California meeting 1922 suffrage requirements ⓘ |
| winner | Friend W. Richardson ⓘ |
| winnerParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
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Instruction
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Subject: 1922 California gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 1922 California gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in which voters chose the state's governor during the early 1920s political realignment era.
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