1936 Kansas gubernatorial election
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The 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest held in Kansas to choose the state's governor during the 1936 U.S. election cycle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12720759 — 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: 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election Context triple: [1934 Kansas gubernatorial election, nextElection, 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election]
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A.
1932 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1932 Kansas gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in Kansas to choose the state's governor during the early years of the Great Depression.
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B.
1934 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1934 Kansas gubernatorial election was a midterm contest in which Republican incumbent Alf Landon successfully secured another term as governor of Kansas.
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C.
2022 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Kansas for a four-year term, ultimately resulting in the Democratic incumbent retaining the office in a traditionally Republican-leaning state.
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D.
1936 New York gubernatorial election
The 1936 New York gubernatorial election was a state-level contest held in New York to choose the governor during the mid-Depression era, coinciding with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s landslide re-election year.
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E.
2018 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of Kansas, ultimately resulting in Democrat Laura Kelly defeating Republican Kris Kobach.
- 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: 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest held in Kansas to choose the state's governor during the 1936 U.S. election cycle.
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A.
1932 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1932 Kansas gubernatorial election was a statewide contest in Kansas to choose the state's governor during the early years of the Great Depression.
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B.
1934 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1934 Kansas gubernatorial election was a midterm contest in which Republican incumbent Alf Landon successfully secured another term as governor of Kansas.
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C.
2022 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Kansas for a four-year term, ultimately resulting in the Democratic incumbent retaining the office in a traditionally Republican-leaning state.
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D.
1936 New York gubernatorial election
The 1936 New York gubernatorial election was a state-level contest held in New York to choose the governor during the mid-Depression era, coinciding with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s landslide re-election year.
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E.
2018 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of Kansas, ultimately resulting in Democrat Laura Kelly defeating Republican Kris Kobach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gubernatorial election
ⓘ
political event ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines | holder of the office of Governor of Kansas ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1936-11-03 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Kansas ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1938 Kansas gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| follows | 1934 Kansas gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | state ⓘ |
| hasBallotScope | statewide ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | State of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | selection of a Governor of Kansas for a new term ⓘ |
| isExecutiveOfficeElection | true ⓘ |
| isPeriodicElection | true ⓘ |
| isPopularVoteElection | true ⓘ |
| isRegularElection | true ⓘ |
| isStatewideElection | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kansas ⓘ |
| occursDuring | 1936 U.S. election cycle ⓘ |
| officeTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| partOf |
1936 United States elections
ⓘ
history of Kansas gubernatorial elections ⓘ |
| positionContested | Governor of Kansas ⓘ |
| usedVotingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 1936 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest held in Kansas to choose the state's governor during the 1936 U.S. election cycle.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.