1986 United States House of Representatives elections

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United States House of Representatives election midterm election

The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests during Ronald Reagan’s presidency that determined the partisan makeup of the House for the 100th United States Congress.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1986 United States House of Representatives elections canonical	6
1984 United States House of Representatives elections	1
United States midterm elections, 1986	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2204368 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1986 United States House of Representatives elections
Context triple: [100th United States Congress, electionForHouseMembers, 1986 United States House of Representatives elections]

A. 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections were the midterm congressional contests held during President Bill Clinton’s first term, in which Republicans retained control of the House while Democrats made modest gains.
B. 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.
C. 1978 United States elections
The 1978 United States elections were midterm contests during Jimmy Carter’s presidency that resulted in Republican gains and a weakened Democratic majority in Congress.
D. 1988 United States presidential election
The 1988 United States presidential election was the contest in which Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis to become the 41st president of the United States.
E. 1980 United States presidential election
The 1980 United States presidential election was a pivotal contest in which Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter, reshaping American politics with a conservative realignment and the rise of the modern Republican coalition.
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: 1986 United States House of Representatives elections
Target entity description: The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests during Ronald Reagan’s presidency that determined the partisan makeup of the House for the 100th United States Congress.

A. 1996 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections were the midterm congressional contests held during President Bill Clinton’s first term, in which Republicans retained control of the House while Democrats made modest gains.
B. 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.
C. 1978 United States elections
The 1978 United States elections were midterm contests during Jimmy Carter’s presidency that resulted in Republican gains and a weakened Democratic majority in Congress.
D. 1988 United States presidential election
The 1988 United States presidential election was the contest in which Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis to become the 41st president of the United States.
E. 1980 United States presidential election
The 1980 United States presidential election was a pivotal contest in which Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter, reshaping American politics with a conservative realignment and the rise of the modern Republican coalition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States House of Representatives election ⓘ midterm election ⓘ
appliesToLegislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
ballotType	secret ballot ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
determinedCompositionOf	100th United States Congress ⓘ
electionForChamber	lower house of the United States Congress ⓘ
electionType	legislative ⓘ
electoralSystem	single-member districts ⓘ
followedBy	1988 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
follows	1984 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ linked to: 1986 United States House of Representatives elections
hasEndTime	1986-11-04 ⓘ
hasMajorParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
hasScope	nationwide ⓘ
hasStartTime	1986-11-04 ⓘ
hasVoterEligibility	United States citizens meeting federal voting requirements ⓘ
includesElectionsIn	District of Columbia ⓘ all 50 U.S. states ⓘ
isMidtermRelativeTo	1984 United States presidential election ⓘ
isPartOfElectionCycle	biennial United States federal elections ⓘ
isRegularElection	true ⓘ
legislativeTermEnd	1989-01-03 ⓘ
legislativeTermStart	1987-01-03 ⓘ
legislatureAfterElection	United States House of Representatives, 100th Congress ⓘ linked to: 100th United States Congress
legislatureBeforeElection	United States House of Representatives, 99th Congress ⓘ linked to: 99th United States Congress
locatedInTimeZone	United States time zones ⓘ
nextCongress	100th United States Congress ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested	435 ⓘ
occursDuring	presidency of Ronald Reagan ⓘ
officeContested	voting member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
partOf	1986 United States elections ⓘ United States midterm elections, 1986 ⓘ linked to: 1986 United States House of Representatives elections
previousCongress	99th United States Congress ⓘ
supervisingBody	Federal Election Commission ⓘ
votingMethod	first-past-the-post ⓘ

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

100th United States Congress → electionForHouseMembers → 1986 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

Peter DeFazio → electedIn → 1986 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

1986 United States House of Representatives elections → partOf → United States midterm elections, 1986 ⓘ

linked to: 1986 United States House of Representatives elections

1986 United States House of Representatives elections → follows → 1984 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

linked to: 1986 United States House of Representatives elections

1986 United States Senate elections → coincidedWith → 1986 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

1988 United States House of Representatives elections → follows → 1986 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

1986 United States gubernatorial elections → coincidedWith → 1986 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

David Price → elected in → 1986 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

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