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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:aftermath
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impact on national politics
Sumner's continued influence in the Senate
Wilson's subsequent political career
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gptkbp:campaigns
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competitive
grassroots mobilization
public speeches
newspaper endorsements
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gptkbp:community_impact
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influence on 1856 election
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gptkbp:context
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pre-Civil War era
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gptkbp:demographics
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varied by region
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gptkbp:election_year
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gptkb:election
Republican victory
January 1855
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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discussed in historical texts
examined in political science studies
analyzed for its electoral strategies
considered a turning point in U. S. politics
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gptkbp:historical_context
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rise of the Republican Party
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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held between candidates
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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paved the way for future Republican dominance in Massachusetts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1855 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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gptkbp:issues
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sectionalism
slavery
political realignment
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
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gptkbp:loser
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gptkb:Charles_Sumner
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gptkbp:notable_inductees
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gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Henry_Wilson
other candidates
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:1854_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:public_perception
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divided on issues
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:1856_Republican_National_Convention
gptkb:1856_Democratic_National_Convention
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gptkbp:significance
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first election after the formation of the Republican Party
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:1856_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:voter_turnout
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:voting_method
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plurality voting
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gptkbp:winner
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gptkb:Henry_Wilson
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gptkbp:year
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1855
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1854_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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