New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008
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The New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 was an early and influential U.S. presidential nominating contest in which Hillary Clinton scored a pivotal victory over Barack Obama, reshaping the dynamics of the Democratic race.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 canonical | 2 |
| 2008 New Hampshire Democratic primary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3825268 — 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: New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 Context triple: [Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008, secondContest, New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008]
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A.
New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004
The New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004 was an early and influential contest in the 2004 U.S. presidential election cycle that helped establish John Kerry as the Democratic frontrunner.
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B.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the nationwide series of state contests in which Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
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C.
1964 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
The 1964 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was an early contest in the 1964 U.S. presidential election cycle that helped gauge support for incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson within the Democratic Party.
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D.
2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was a U.S. state-level race in which voters chose the governor of New Hampshire during the 2020 election cycle.
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E.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2004 were the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their party’s nominee—ultimately John Kerry—to challenge incumbent President George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
- 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: New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 Target entity description: The New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 was an early and influential U.S. presidential nominating contest in which Hillary Clinton scored a pivotal victory over Barack Obama, reshaping the dynamics of the Democratic race.
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A.
New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004
The New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004 was an early and influential contest in the 2004 U.S. presidential election cycle that helped establish John Kerry as the Democratic frontrunner.
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B.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2008 were the nationwide series of state contests in which Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
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C.
1964 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
The 1964 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was an early contest in the 1964 U.S. presidential election cycle that helped gauge support for incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson within the Democratic Party.
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D.
2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
The 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was a U.S. state-level race in which voters chose the governor of New Hampshire during the 2020 election cycle.
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E.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004
The Democratic Party presidential primaries of 2004 were the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their party’s nominee—ultimately John Kerry—to challenge incumbent President George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party presidential primary
ⓘ
United States presidential primary ⓘ |
| actualResult | Hillary Clinton popular-vote plurality ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Iraq War
ⓘ
change versus experience ⓘ economy ⓘ health care ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 2008-01-08 ⓘ |
| delegatesAtStake | pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2008 U.S. presidential election cycle ⓘ |
| electionDate | January 8, 2008 ⓘ |
| electorate |
registered Democrats
ⓘ
undeclared voters ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Nevada Democratic caucuses, 2008
ⓘ
South Carolina Democratic primary, 2008 ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina Democratic primary
|
| governingLaw | New Hampshire election law ⓘ |
| heldIn | winter 2008 ⓘ |
| impactOnRace |
kept Hillary Clinton campaign viable
ⓘ
slowed Barack Obama momentum after Iowa ⓘ |
| location | polling places across New Hampshire ⓘ |
| majorCandidate |
Barack Obama
ⓘ
Bill Richardson ⓘ Chris Dodd ⓘ
linked to:
Christopher Dodd
Dennis Kucinich ⓘ Hillary Clinton ⓘ Joe Biden ⓘ John Edwards ⓘ Mike Gravel ⓘ |
| mediaDescription | pivotal early-state contest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hillary Clinton comeback after Iowa loss
ⓘ
defying most pre-election polls ⓘ reshaping dynamics of 2008 Democratic race ⓘ |
| officeContested | Democratic nomination for President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries
ⓘ
2008 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| party | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| pollsPredicted | Barack Obama victory ⓘ |
| precededBy | Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| state | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| turnout | high ⓘ |
| type | semi-open primary ⓘ |
| votingSystem | primary election ⓘ |
| winner | Hillary Clinton ⓘ |
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Subject: New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 Description of subject: The New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 was an early and influential U.S. presidential nominating contest in which Hillary Clinton scored a pivotal victory over Barack Obama, reshaping the dynamics of the Democratic race.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
→
secondContest
→
New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008
ⓘ
Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign
→
notablePrimary
→
2008 New Hampshire Democratic primary
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linked to: New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008