Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was a U.S. House district centered on the Pittsburgh area, historically represented by prominent lawmakers before being eliminated in the 2018 redistricting.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6111638 — 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)
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Target entity: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district Context triple: [North Braddock, Pennsylvania, isInCongressionalDistrict, Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district]
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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northeastern Pennsylvania that has historically included parts of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia suburban regions, and was once represented by influential abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania that has historically covered a largely rural and small-city region of the state.
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C.
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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D.
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district was a former U.S. House district in northwestern Pennsylvania that included areas such as Erie and was once represented by future governor Tom Ridge.
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E.
Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania that existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries before being eliminated through redistricting.
- 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)
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Target entity: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district Target entity description: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was a U.S. House district centered on the Pittsburgh area, historically represented by prominent lawmakers before being eliminated in the 2018 redistricting.
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A.
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northeastern Pennsylvania that has historically included parts of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia suburban regions, and was once represented by influential abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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B.
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania that has historically covered a largely rural and small-city region of the state.
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C.
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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D.
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district was a former U.S. House district in northwestern Pennsylvania that included areas such as Erie and was once represented by future governor Tom Ridge.
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E.
Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania that existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries before being eliminated through redistricting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States congressional district ⓘ |
| chamber | lower house of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| containedMajorCity | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| created | 1833 ⓘ |
| electionType | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| eliminated | 2018 ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Southwestern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLawForRedistricting | Pennsylvania Supreme Court 2018 redistricting decision ⓘ |
| historicalPartyLeaning |
Democratic-leaning (earlier configurations)
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Republican-leaning (early 2000s configuration) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal elections in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| lastCongressionalApportionmentUsed | 2010 United States census ⓘ |
| lastRepresentative | Michael F. Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Greene County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapRedrawnIn |
2002
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2012 ⓘ 2018 ⓘ |
| notableRepresentative |
Doug Walgren
NERFINISHED
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James A. Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael F. Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Santorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States House of Representatives districts in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfLastRepresentative | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | 2018 Pennsylvania congressional district map redrawing ⓘ |
| representedArea |
City of Pittsburgh (southern neighborhoods, at various times)
NERFINISHED
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Monongahela Valley communities NERFINISHED ⓘ South Hills suburbs of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of southwestern Pennsylvania coal and steel communities ⓘ |
| representedLevel | federal ⓘ |
| representedPopulationBasis | decennial United States census apportionment ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorDistrict |
Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district (post‑2018 map)
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInCongressNumber |
113th United States Congress
NERFINISHED
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114th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 115th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district Description of subject: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was a U.S. House district centered on the Pittsburgh area, historically represented by prominent lawmakers before being eliminated in the 2018 redistricting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
North Braddock, Pennsylvania
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isInCongressionalDistrict
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Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
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