Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania that existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries before being eliminated through redistricting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5716009 — 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: Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district Context triple: [A. Mitchell Palmer, representedDistrict, Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district]
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A.
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district was a former U.S. House district in northwestern Pennsylvania that included areas such as Erie and was once represented by future governor Tom Ridge.
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B.
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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C.
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania that has historically covered a largely rural and small-city region of the state.
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D.
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist leader Thaddeus Stevens.
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E.
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northeastern Pennsylvania that has historically included parts of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia suburban regions, and was once represented by influential abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
- 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: Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district Target entity description: Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania that existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries before being eliminated through redistricting.
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A.
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district was a former U.S. House district in northwestern Pennsylvania that included areas such as Erie and was once represented by future governor Tom Ridge.
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B.
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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C.
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania that has historically covered a largely rural and small-city region of the state.
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D.
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist leader Thaddeus Stevens.
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E.
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northeastern Pennsylvania that has historically included parts of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia suburban regions, and was once represented by influential abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States congressional district ⓘ |
| appliesToChamber | lower house of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| apportionmentBasis | population of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| districtNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| eliminatedBy | redistricting ⓘ |
| existedDuringCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| geographicScope | portion of the state of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| governmentalJurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| hasElectoralFunction | elects member to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | residents of the defined area within Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isElectoralDistrictFor | United States federal elections in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| isPartOfType | congressional district of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal legislative district ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania
|
| namedAfter | ordinal number 26 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| status | eliminated ⓘ |
| typeOfConstituency | single-member district ⓘ |
| usedFor | federal legislative elections ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district Description of subject: Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania that existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries before being eliminated through redistricting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.