Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016

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The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their nominee—ultimately Donald Trump—for the 2016 United States presidential election.

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Label	Occurrences
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 canonical	4
Republican primary debates, 2015–2016	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17119828 — 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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Target entity: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
Context triple: [Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012, followedBy, Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016]

A. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate for the party’s nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.
B. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024 are the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters choose their party’s nominee for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
C. Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 were the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their nominee for the 2016 United States presidential election, ultimately resulting in the nomination of Hillary Clinton.
D. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their party’s nominee, ultimately leading to Mitt Romney’s candidacy in the 2012 United States presidential election.
E. 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries
The 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate to challenge Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton in the 1996 United States presidential election.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
Target entity description: The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their nominee—ultimately Donald Trump—for the 2016 United States presidential election.

A. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate for the party’s nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.
B. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024 are the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters choose their party’s nominee for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
C. Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 were the series of state-by-state contests in which Democratic voters selected their nominee for the 2016 United States presidential election, ultimately resulting in the nomination of Hillary Clinton.
D. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
The Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their party’s nominee, ultimately leading to Mitt Romney’s candidacy in the 2012 United States presidential election.
E. 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries
The 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries were the series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Republican voters selected their preferred candidate to challenge Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton in the 1996 United States presidential election.
F. None of above. chosen

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Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 → followedBy → Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 ⓘ

Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 → follows → Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 ⓘ

Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020 → precededBy → Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 ⓘ

Rand Paul presidential campaign, 2016 → electionType → Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 ⓘ

Rand Paul presidential campaign, 2016 → participatedIn → Republican primary debates, 2015–2016 ⓘ

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