1996 United States presidential election
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The 1996 United States presidential election was a contest in which incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated Republican challenger Bob Dole to win a second term in office.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T357955 — 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: 1996 United States presidential election Context triple: [2000 United States presidential election, previousElection, 1996 United States presidential election]
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1992 United States presidential election
The 1992 United States presidential election was a three-way race in which Democratic nominee Bill Clinton defeated incumbent President George H. W. Bush and independent candidate Ross Perot.
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B.
2000 United States presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was a highly contentious race between George W. Bush and Al Gore that culminated in a disputed Florida recount and a landmark Supreme Court decision.
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C.
1988 United States presidential election
The 1988 United States presidential election was the contest in which Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis to become the 41st president of the United States.
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D.
1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was a closely watched contest in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey amid a fractured Democratic Party and significant third-party challenges.
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E.
2004 United States presidential election
The 2004 United States presidential election was a contest between incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry, culminating in Bush’s re-election amid intense national focus on the Iraq War and national security.
- 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: 1996 United States presidential election Target entity description: The 1996 United States presidential election was a contest in which incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated Republican challenger Bob Dole to win a second term in office.
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A.
1992 United States presidential election
The 1992 United States presidential election was a three-way race in which Democratic nominee Bill Clinton defeated incumbent President George H. W. Bush and independent candidate Ross Perot.
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B.
2000 United States presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was a highly contentious race between George W. Bush and Al Gore that culminated in a disputed Florida recount and a landmark Supreme Court decision.
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C.
1988 United States presidential election
The 1988 United States presidential election was the contest in which Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis to become the 41st president of the United States.
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D.
1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was a closely watched contest in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey amid a fractured Democratic Party and significant third-party challenges.
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E.
2004 United States presidential election
The 2004 United States presidential election was a contest between incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry, culminating in Bush’s re-election amid intense national focus on the Iraq War and national security.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Subject: 1996 United States presidential election Description of subject: The 1996 United States presidential election was a contest in which incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated Republican challenger Bob Dole to win a second term in office.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2000 United States presidential election
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previousElection
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1996 United States presidential election
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1992 United States presidential election
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nextElection
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1996 United States presidential election
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this entity surface form:
United States presidential election, 1996
this entity surface form:
1996 United States presidential election campaign
1996 United States House of Representatives elections
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coincidesWith
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1996 United States presidential election
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subject surface form:
Bob Dole
subject surface form:
Bob Dole
subject surface form:
Tipper Gore
this entity surface form:
1996 United States presidential campaign
this entity surface form:
Clinton–Gore 1996 presidential campaign