1946 United States elections
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The 1946 United States elections were midterm contests held during President Harry S. Truman’s administration that resulted in a major Republican victory and a shift in control of Congress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1946 United States elections canonical | 2 |
| 1946 United States House of Representatives elections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6372936 — 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: 1946 United States elections Context triple: [1944 United States elections, nextElection, 1946 United States elections]
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1950 United States elections
The 1950 United States elections were midterm contests held during President Harry S. Truman’s administration that determined control of Congress and various state offices amid early Cold War tensions and domestic political realignments.
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B.
1944 United States elections
The 1944 United States elections were midterm contests held during World War II that coincided with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth presidential victory and resulted in the Democratic Party retaining control of Congress, shaping the 79th United States Congress.
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C.
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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D.
1956 United States presidential election
The 1956 United States presidential election was a Cold War–era contest in which incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by defeating Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson in a rematch of the 1952 race.
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E.
1952 United States presidential election
The 1952 United States presidential election was a landmark contest in which World War II hero Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower won the presidency, ending two decades of Democratic control of the White House.
- 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: 1946 United States elections Target entity description: The 1946 United States elections were midterm contests held during President Harry S. Truman’s administration that resulted in a major Republican victory and a shift in control of Congress.
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A.
1950 United States elections
The 1950 United States elections were midterm contests held during President Harry S. Truman’s administration that determined control of Congress and various state offices amid early Cold War tensions and domestic political realignments.
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B.
1944 United States elections
The 1944 United States elections were midterm contests held during World War II that coincided with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth presidential victory and resulted in the Democratic Party retaining control of Congress, shaping the 79th United States Congress.
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C.
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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D.
1956 United States presidential election
The 1956 United States presidential election was a Cold War–era contest in which incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by defeating Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson in a rematch of the 1952 race.
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E.
1952 United States presidential election
The 1952 United States presidential election was a landmark contest in which World War II hero Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower won the presidency, ending two decades of Democratic control of the White House.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States midterm elections ⓘ |
| chamberAffected |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| context |
early Cold War period
ⓘ
postwar economic adjustment in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1946 ⓘ |
| electorate | United States voters ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1948 United States elections ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first time since the Great Depression that Republicans gained full control of Congress ⓘ |
| impact |
set stage for legislative opposition to Truman administration
ⓘ
shift in control of Congress from Democrats to Republicans ⓘ |
| legislativeTermAffected | 80th United States Congress ⓘ |
| occursDuring | presidency of Harry S. Truman ⓘ |
| officeContested |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ state governorships ⓘ state legislatures ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States electoral history
ⓘ
linked to:
United States elections
|
| politicalPartyPerformance | major Republican victory ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1944 United States elections ⓘ |
| presidentInOffice |
Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
linked to:
President Harry S. Truman
|
| resultedIn |
Republican Party control of the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
Republican Party control of the United States Senate ⓘ loss of Democratic Party control of Congress ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| type | midterm elections ⓘ |
| votingLevel | national ⓘ |
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Subject: 1946 United States elections Description of subject: The 1946 United States elections were midterm contests held during President Harry S. Truman’s administration that resulted in a major Republican victory and a shift in control of Congress.
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linked to: 1946 United States elections