United States presidential election of 1808
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The United States presidential election of 1808 was the contest in which Democratic-Republican James Madison was elected the fourth president, succeeding Thomas Jefferson amid tensions over foreign policy and trade restrictions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States presidential election, 1808 | 3 |
| United States presidential election of 1808 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3215427 — 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)
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Target entity: United States presidential election of 1808 Context triple: [Presidency of James Madison, election, United States presidential election of 1808]
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United States presidential election, 1812
The United States presidential election of 1812 was a wartime contest in which incumbent President James Madison was re-elected amid the War of 1812, defeating New York politician DeWitt Clinton.
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United States presidential election of 1836
The United States presidential election of 1836 was the contest in which Vice President Martin Van Buren, backed by outgoing President Andrew Jackson, defeated multiple regional Whig candidates to become the eighth president of the United States.
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United States presidential election of 1824
The United States presidential election of 1824 was a contentious four-way race that ended with John Quincy Adams winning the presidency through a House of Representatives decision after no candidate secured an electoral majority, leading to accusations of a "corrupt bargain."
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D.
United States presidential election of 1828
The United States presidential election of 1828 was a pivotal contest in which Andrew Jackson decisively defeated incumbent John Quincy Adams, marking the rise of Jacksonian democracy and a new era of mass political participation.
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United States presidential election of 1832
The United States presidential election of 1832 was a contest largely defined by Andrew Jackson’s successful bid for re-election and his populist campaign against entrenched economic interests, including the national bank, which helped solidify the Democratic Party’s dominance.
- 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: United States presidential election of 1808 Target entity description: The United States presidential election of 1808 was the contest in which Democratic-Republican James Madison was elected the fourth president, succeeding Thomas Jefferson amid tensions over foreign policy and trade restrictions.
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United States presidential election, 1812
The United States presidential election of 1812 was a wartime contest in which incumbent President James Madison was re-elected amid the War of 1812, defeating New York politician DeWitt Clinton.
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B.
United States presidential election of 1836
The United States presidential election of 1836 was the contest in which Vice President Martin Van Buren, backed by outgoing President Andrew Jackson, defeated multiple regional Whig candidates to become the eighth president of the United States.
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C.
United States presidential election of 1824
The United States presidential election of 1824 was a contentious four-way race that ended with John Quincy Adams winning the presidency through a House of Representatives decision after no candidate secured an electoral majority, leading to accusations of a "corrupt bargain."
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D.
United States presidential election of 1828
The United States presidential election of 1828 was a pivotal contest in which Andrew Jackson decisively defeated incumbent John Quincy Adams, marking the rise of Jacksonian democracy and a new era of mass political participation.
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E.
United States presidential election of 1832
The United States presidential election of 1832 was a contest largely defined by Andrew Jackson’s successful bid for re-election and his populist campaign against entrenched economic interests, including the national bank, which helped solidify the Democratic Party’s dominance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: United States presidential election of 1808 Description of subject: The United States presidential election of 1808 was the contest in which Democratic-Republican James Madison was elected the fourth president, succeeding Thomas Jefferson amid tensions over foreign policy and trade restrictions.
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