wasCandidateIn

P12344
predicate

Indicates that an entity served as a candidate in a particular election, contest, or selection process.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
candidateIn 168
wasCandidateIn canonical 22
hadCandidate 13

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: wasCandidateIn
Generated description
Indicates that an entity served as a candidate in a particular election, contest, or selection process.

Sample triples (234)

Subject Object
Charles Curtis
linked to: Indian Charley
1928 United States presidential election ⓘ
Andy Burnham Leader of the Labour Party via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ
George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan
1864 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Joseph T. Robinson 1928 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Donald Trump
linked to: Donald
2016 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Donald Trump
linked to: Donald
2020 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Ron DeSantis 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Socialist Party presidential primary (France, 2006) via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
linked to: Socialist Party (France)
Albert Gore Jr.
linked to: Albert Gore, Jr.
2000 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Hubert H. Humphrey 1968 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Edmund Muskie 1968 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Edmund Muskie 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Barry Goldwater 1964 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
linked to: United States presidential election, 1964
Robert A. Taft 1940 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Robert A. Taft 1948 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Robert A. Taft 1952 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Jeb Bush 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Tim Kaine 2016 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Frank Church 1980 United States Senate election in Idaho via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Frank Church 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Benjamin F. Butler 1884 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Christopher Dodd 2008 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries) via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
Jeremy Corbyn 2017 United Kingdom general election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Jeremy Corbyn 2019 United Kingdom general election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Charles Warren Fairbanks 1908 Republican National Convention via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
linked to: Republican National Convention
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Libyan presidential election via predicate surface "candidacyAnnouncedFor" ⓘ
Howard Baker 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Bob Dole 1996 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Bob Dole 1980 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Bob Dole 1988 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Martin O'Malley
linked to: Martin O’Malley
2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Lamar Alexander 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Lamar Alexander 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Valérie Pécresse 2022 French presidential election ⓘ
Joe Lieberman 2000 United States presidential election (as vice-presidential nominee) via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Samuel J. Tilden United States presidential election, 1876 via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
linked to: 1876 United States presidential election
Henry Clay U.S. presidency in 1824 via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ
Henry Clay U.S. presidency in 1832 via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ
Henry Clay U.S. presidency in 1844 via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ
Rob Ford 2014 Toronto mayoral election via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacy" ⓘ
John McCain III
linked to: John McCain III (attended, transferred)
2008 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
John C. Breckinridge United States presidential election, 1860 via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
linked to: 1860 United States presidential election
Alf Landon 1936 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidate in" ⓘ
Mitt Romney 2008 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
Mitt Romney 2012 United States presidential election via predicate surface "candidateIn" ⓘ
1848 United States presidential election Zachary Taylor via predicate surface "hadCandidate" ⓘ
1848 United States presidential election Lewis Cass via predicate surface "hadCandidate" ⓘ
1848 United States presidential election Martin Van Buren via predicate surface "hadCandidate" ⓘ
Andrew Murray Burnham Leader of the Labour Party via predicate surface "unsuccessfulCandidacyFor" ⓘ
Martin Van Buren Free Soil Party candidate for President of the United States via predicate surface "1848Candidacy" ⓘ