Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864
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The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1864 was a Civil War–era state election in which Republican candidate Richard J. Oglesby won the governorship of Illinois.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois gubernatorial election, 1860 | 1 |
| Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864 canonical | 1 |
| Illinois gubernatorial election, 1884 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8253268 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864 Context triple: [Richard J. Oglesby, electedIn, Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864]
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A.
1864 United States presidential election
The 1864 United States presidential election was a Civil War–era contest in which incumbent President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan to secure a second term.
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B.
1856 United States presidential election
The 1856 United States presidential election was a pivotal contest marked by the rise of the Republican Party, the sectional crisis over slavery, and the fragmentation of older parties amid growing tensions that foreshadowed the Civil War.
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C.
1860 United States presidential election
The 1860 United States presidential election was the pivotal contest that brought Abraham Lincoln to the presidency and precipitated the secession crisis leading to the American Civil War.
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D.
1880 United States presidential election
The 1880 United States presidential election was a closely contested race in which Republican James A. Garfield defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock, continuing the post–Civil War era of Republican dominance.
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E.
1884 United States presidential election
The 1884 United States presidential election was a contest between Democrat Grover Cleveland and Republican James G. Blaine that resulted in Cleveland becoming the first Democratic president elected since the Civil War.
- 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: Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864 Target entity description: The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1864 was a Civil War–era state election in which Republican candidate Richard J. Oglesby won the governorship of Illinois.
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A.
1864 United States presidential election
The 1864 United States presidential election was a Civil War–era contest in which incumbent President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan to secure a second term.
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B.
1856 United States presidential election
The 1856 United States presidential election was a pivotal contest marked by the rise of the Republican Party, the sectional crisis over slavery, and the fragmentation of older parties amid growing tensions that foreshadowed the Civil War.
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C.
1860 United States presidential election
The 1860 United States presidential election was the pivotal contest that brought Abraham Lincoln to the presidency and precipitated the secession crisis leading to the American Civil War.
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D.
1880 United States presidential election
The 1880 United States presidential election was a closely contested race in which Republican James A. Garfield defeated Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock, continuing the post–Civil War era of Republican dominance.
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E.
1884 United States presidential election
The 1884 United States presidential election was a contest between Democrat Grover Cleveland and Republican James G. Blaine that resulted in Cleveland becoming the first Democratic president elected since the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gubernatorial election
ⓘ
state election ⓘ |
| afterElection | Richard J. Oglesby ⓘ |
| afterParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| beforeElection | Richard Yates ⓘ |
| beforeParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| candidate |
James C. Robinson
ⓘ
Richard J. Oglesby ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| chronologicalOrder | tenth gubernatorial election after statehood (approximate) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| duringConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1864-11-08 ⓘ |
| electionType | presidential-style gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of Illinois ⓘ |
| era | Civil War era ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
|
| hasBallot |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| isPartOf | history of Illinois ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| loserPercentage | 45.46% ⓘ |
| loserPopularVote | 158,711 ⓘ |
| nextElection | Illinois gubernatorial election, 1868 ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States elections, 1864
ⓘ
linked to:
1864 United States presidential election
|
| percentage |
45.46%
ⓘ
54.54% ⓘ |
| popularVote |
158,711
ⓘ
190,376 ⓘ |
| previousElection |
Illinois gubernatorial election, 1860
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864
|
| result | Republican hold ⓘ |
| titleAfterElection | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| titleBeforeElection | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| winner | Richard J. Oglesby ⓘ |
| winnerPercentage | 54.54% ⓘ |
| winnerPopularVote | 190,376 ⓘ |
| winningParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864 Description of subject: The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1864 was a Civil War–era state election in which Republican candidate Richard J. Oglesby won the governorship of Illinois.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby
subject linked to:
Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby
linked to: Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864
linked to: Illinois gubernatorial election, 1864