1998 United States Senate election in California
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The 1998 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a second term.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1998 United States Senate election in California canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5823442 — 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: 1998 United States Senate election in California Context triple: [Barbara Boxer, election, 1998 United States Senate election in California]
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A.
1992 United States Senate election in California
The 1992 United States Senate election in California was a landmark race in which Democrat Barbara Boxer won a Senate seat amid a broader national "Year of the Woman" wave.
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B.
2004 United States Senate election in California
The 2004 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a third term.
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C.
1998 California gubernatorial election
The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
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D.
1994 California gubernatorial election
The 1994 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Pete Wilson won re-election over Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown amid a politically charged climate over immigration and crime.
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E.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
- 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: 1998 United States Senate election in California Target entity description: The 1998 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a second term.
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A.
1992 United States Senate election in California
The 1992 United States Senate election in California was a landmark race in which Democrat Barbara Boxer won a Senate seat amid a broader national "Year of the Woman" wave.
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B.
2004 United States Senate election in California
The 2004 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a third term.
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C.
1998 California gubernatorial election
The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.
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D.
1994 California gubernatorial election
The 1994 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which incumbent Republican Governor Pete Wilson won re-election over Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown amid a politically charged climate over immigration and crime.
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E.
2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special statewide vote in which Californians removed Governor Gray Davis from office and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger as his successor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statewide election
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United States Senate election ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate ⓘ |
| contestedSeatClass | Class 1 United States Senate seat from California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| electedToTermNumber | second term ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of California ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Barbara Boxer ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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| incumbentRanForReelection | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| nextElection | 2004 United States Senate election in California ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senator from California ⓘ |
| partOf | 1998 United States Senate elections ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1992 United States Senate election in California ⓘ |
| result | incumbent re-elected ⓘ |
| statewide | true ⓘ |
| winner | Barbara Boxer ⓘ |
| winnerParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
|
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Subject: 1998 United States Senate election in California Description of subject: The 1998 United States Senate election in California was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer successfully won re-election to a second term.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2004 United States Senate election in California
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previousElection
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1998 United States Senate election in California
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