2010 United States Senate special election in New York
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The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York was a statewide contest held to fill the remainder of Hillary Clinton’s vacated Senate term, ultimately won by incumbent appointee Kirsten Gillibrand.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2010 United States Senate election in New York (Class 3 seat) | 1 |
| 2010 United States Senate special election in New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York Context triple: [2012 United States Senate election in New York, previousElection, 2010 United States Senate special election in New York]
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2012 United States Senate election in New York
The 2012 United States Senate election in New York was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate.
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2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a high-profile contest to fill the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat, resulting in Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory in a traditionally Democratic stronghold.
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United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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D.
2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The 2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey was a midterm contest in which Democratic incumbent Cory Booker won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.
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E.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
- 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: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York Target entity description: The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York was a statewide contest held to fill the remainder of Hillary Clinton’s vacated Senate term, ultimately won by incumbent appointee Kirsten Gillibrand.
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A.
2012 United States Senate election in New York
The 2012 United States Senate election in New York was a statewide contest in which Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate.
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B.
2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a high-profile contest to fill the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat, resulting in Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory in a traditionally Democratic stronghold.
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C.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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D.
2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The 2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey was a midterm contest in which Democratic incumbent Cory Booker won a full six-year term to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.
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E.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York Description of subject: The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York was a statewide contest held to fill the remainder of Hillary Clinton’s vacated Senate term, ultimately won by incumbent appointee Kirsten Gillibrand.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2012 United States Senate election in New York
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2010 United States Senate special election in New York
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2010 United States Senate special election in New York
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2010 United States Senate election in New York (Class 3 seat)
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linked to: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York