1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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The 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the series of state-level contests in which Democratic voters and party leaders selected delegates to choose their nominee for the 1920 United States presidential election.
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| 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries Context triple: [A. Mitchell Palmer, candidateInElection, 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries]
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A.
1920 United States presidential election
The 1920 United States presidential election was a post-World War I contest marked by Republican dominance and a public desire for a "return to normalcy" after years of progressive reform and global conflict.
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B.
1924 United States presidential election
The 1924 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge defeated Democratic nominee John W. Davis and Progressive candidate Robert M. La Follette Sr., reflecting a period of Republican dominance and relative economic prosperity in the 1920s.
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C.
United States presidential election, 1912
The United States presidential election of 1912 was a landmark four-way contest in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency amid a split in the Republican Party between incumbent William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping the American political landscape.
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D.
Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912
The Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912 was a short-lived U.S. political party led by Theodore Roosevelt that championed progressive reforms such as social welfare, direct democracy, and stronger regulation of corporations.
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E.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012
The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the largely uncontested series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Democratic voters effectively re-nominated incumbent President Barack Obama as their party’s candidate for the 2012 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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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries Target entity description: The 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the series of state-level contests in which Democratic voters and party leaders selected delegates to choose their nominee for the 1920 United States presidential election.
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A.
1920 United States presidential election
The 1920 United States presidential election was a post-World War I contest marked by Republican dominance and a public desire for a "return to normalcy" after years of progressive reform and global conflict.
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B.
1924 United States presidential election
The 1924 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge defeated Democratic nominee John W. Davis and Progressive candidate Robert M. La Follette Sr., reflecting a period of Republican dominance and relative economic prosperity in the 1920s.
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C.
United States presidential election, 1912
The United States presidential election of 1912 was a landmark four-way contest in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency amid a split in the Republican Party between incumbent William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping the American political landscape.
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D.
Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912
The Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912 was a short-lived U.S. political party led by Theodore Roosevelt that championed progressive reforms such as social welfare, direct democracy, and stronger regulation of corporations.
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E.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012
The Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 were the largely uncontested series of state-level elections and caucuses in which Democratic voters effectively re-nominated incumbent President Barack Obama as their party’s candidate for the 2012 United States presidential election.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party presidential primary
ⓘ
United States presidential primary ⓘ |
| appliesToPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| context |
Progressive Era politics in the United States
ⓘ
post-World War I American politics ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| determinedNominee | James M. Cox ⓘ |
| electoralProcess | selection of delegates to the 1920 Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| electorate | Democratic voters and party leaders in participating states ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| follows | 1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of mixed primary–convention nomination system in the Democratic Party ⓘ |
| incumbentPresident | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentEligibility | constitutionally eligible for a third term but politically weakened ⓘ |
| issue |
League of Nations
ⓘ
Prohibition ⓘ Red Scare ⓘ
linked to:
First Red Scare
labor unrest ⓘ postwar economic adjustment ⓘ |
| location | various U.S. states and territories ⓘ |
| mainCandidate |
A. Mitchell Palmer
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Al Smith ⓘ Carter Glass ⓘ Champ Clark ⓘ Edward I. Edwards ⓘ James A. Reed ⓘ James M. Cox ⓘ John W. Davis ⓘ Newton D. Baker ⓘ Robert L. Owen ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Latham Owen
William Gibbs McAdoo ⓘ William Jennings Bryan ⓘ Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| nominationMethod | delegates formally chose nominee at the 1920 Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| nomineeParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| officeContested | President of the United States ⓘ |
| opposedParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| opposedPartyNominee | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| partOf | 1920 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| primaryType | indirect presidential nomination process ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1920 Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| result |
Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for vice president
ⓘ
James M. Cox nominated for president ⓘ |
| runningMateOfNominee |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| startTime | 1920 ⓘ |
| usedFor | allocation of delegates to the Democratic National Convention ⓘ |
| votingSystem | mixture of primaries and caucuses ⓘ |
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Subject: 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries Description of subject: The 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the series of state-level contests in which Democratic voters and party leaders selected delegates to choose their nominee for the 1920 United States presidential election.
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