Washington's 8th congressional district
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Washington's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House district in Washington State that includes a mix of suburban and rural communities east of Seattle, encompassing parts of King, Pierce, Kittitas, and Chelan counties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington's 8th congressional district canonical | 2 |
| United States House of Representatives seat for Washington's 8th congressional district | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671300 — 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: Washington's 8th congressional district Context triple: [Washington's 4th congressional district, hasBorder, Washington's 8th congressional district]
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Washington's 9th congressional district
Washington's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several surrounding suburbs.
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B.
Washington's 6th congressional district
Washington's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district on the Olympic Peninsula that includes cities such as Tacoma, Bremerton, and Port Angeles and is known for its mix of coastal, rural, and suburban communities.
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C.
Washington's 5th congressional district
Washington's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House district in eastern Washington state that includes the city of Spokane and surrounding rural areas.
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D.
Washington's 1st congressional district
Washington's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several affluent suburban communities.
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E.
Washington's 4th congressional district
Washington's 4th congressional district is a largely rural, agriculture-focused U.S. House district in central Washington State that includes cities such as Yakima, Kennewick, and Pasco.
- 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: Washington's 8th congressional district Target entity description: Washington's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House district in Washington State that includes a mix of suburban and rural communities east of Seattle, encompassing parts of King, Pierce, Kittitas, and Chelan counties.
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A.
Washington's 9th congressional district
Washington's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several surrounding suburbs.
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B.
Washington's 6th congressional district
Washington's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district on the Olympic Peninsula that includes cities such as Tacoma, Bremerton, and Port Angeles and is known for its mix of coastal, rural, and suburban communities.
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C.
Washington's 5th congressional district
Washington's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House district in eastern Washington state that includes the city of Spokane and surrounding rural areas.
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D.
Washington's 1st congressional district
Washington's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several affluent suburban communities.
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E.
Washington's 4th congressional district
Washington's 4th congressional district is a largely rural, agriculture-focused U.S. House district in central Washington State that includes cities such as Yakima, Kennewick, and Pasco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| borderingUrbanCenter | Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ |
| chamber | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| containsCommunitiesType |
rural communities
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suburban communities ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor | apportionment following the 1980 United States census ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Kim Schrier ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeChamber | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| districtNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member district, first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| governmentalUnitOf |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| hasElectoralFunction | elects one member to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| includesArea |
eastern suburbs of Seattle
ⓘ
parts of central Washington ⓘ parts of the Cascade Range ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chelan County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Chelan County
King County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
King County
Kittitas County, Washington ⓘ Pierce County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Pierce County
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
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| partOf | Washington congressional delegation ⓘ |
| regionType |
rural
ⓘ
suburban ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| usesPrimarySystem | top-two primary system of Washington State ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington's 8th congressional district Description of subject: Washington's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House district in Washington State that includes a mix of suburban and rural communities east of Seattle, encompassing parts of King, Pierce, Kittitas, and Chelan counties.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Reagan Dunn
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officeContested
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United States House of Representatives seat for Washington's 8th congressional district
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linked to: Washington's 8th congressional district