2008 United States Senate elections
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The 2008 United States Senate elections were a nationwide set of contests in which voters chose one-third of the Senate, significantly expanding the Democratic Party’s majority during the final months of the George W. Bush presidency.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008 United States Senate elections canonical | 5 |
| 2008 U.S. federal elections | 1 |
| 2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire | 1 |
| 2008 United States elections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2083052 — 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: 2008 United States Senate elections Context triple: [112th United States Congress, electionCycleForSenateClassII, 2008 United States Senate elections]
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2008 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests held alongside the presidential election in which all 435 House seats were contested, resulting in expanded Democratic control of the chamber.
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B.
2008 United States presidential election
The 2008 United States presidential election was the historic contest in which Barack Obama was elected the first African American president, defeating Republican nominee John McCain amid the backdrop of the global financial crisis and widespread calls for change.
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C.
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.
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D.
2002 United States House of Representatives elections
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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E.
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.
- 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: 2008 United States Senate elections Target entity description: The 2008 United States Senate elections were a nationwide set of contests in which voters chose one-third of the Senate, significantly expanding the Democratic Party’s majority during the final months of the George W. Bush presidency.
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A.
2008 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests held alongside the presidential election in which all 435 House seats were contested, resulting in expanded Democratic control of the chamber.
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B.
2008 United States presidential election
The 2008 United States presidential election was the historic contest in which Barack Obama was elected the first African American president, defeating Republican nominee John McCain amid the backdrop of the global financial crisis and widespread calls for change.
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C.
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.
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D.
2002 United States House of Representatives elections
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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Subject: 2008 United States Senate elections Description of subject: The 2008 United States Senate elections were a nationwide set of contests in which voters chose one-third of the Senate, significantly expanding the Democratic Party’s majority during the final months of the George W. Bush presidency.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
112th United States Congress
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electionCycleForSenateClassII
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2008 United States Senate elections
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2008 United States House of Representatives elections
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coincidesWith
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2008 United States Senate elections
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Jeanne Shaheen 2008 U.S. Senate campaign
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election
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2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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linked to: 2008 United States Senate elections
linked to: 2008 United States Senate elections
linked to: 2008 United States Senate elections
Democrats approached filibuster-proof majority
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relatedToElection
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2008 United States Senate elections
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