1940 United States Senate election in Maine
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Maine was a federal legislative race in which Republican politician Owen Brewster won a seat in the U.S. Senate representing Maine.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12030958 — 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: 1940 United States Senate election in Maine Context triple: [Owen Brewster, electedIn, 1940 United States Senate election in Maine]
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1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a World War II–era contest in which Democrat Brien McMahon won a seat in the U.S. Senate, helping to shift the state's representation toward the New Deal coalition.
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1994 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which independent candidate Angus King won the governorship of Maine.
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1938 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 1938 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a mid-20th-century federal legislative race in which Connecticut voters chose a U.S. senator during the pre-World War II political realignments.
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1984 United States Senate elections
The 1984 United States Senate elections were midterm contests held during Ronald Reagan’s presidency that resulted in the Republican Party maintaining its majority in the Senate.
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E.
1980 United States Senate election in Idaho
The 1980 United States Senate election in Idaho was a closely watched race in which long-serving Democratic Senator Frank Church was defeated by Republican Steve Symms amid a national conservative shift.
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- 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: 1940 United States Senate election in Maine Target entity description: The 1940 United States Senate election in Maine was a federal legislative race in which Republican politician Owen Brewster won a seat in the U.S. Senate representing Maine.
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A.
1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a World War II–era contest in which Democrat Brien McMahon won a seat in the U.S. Senate, helping to shift the state's representation toward the New Deal coalition.
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B.
1994 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1994 Maine gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which independent candidate Angus King won the governorship of Maine.
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C.
1938 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 1938 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a mid-20th-century federal legislative race in which Connecticut voters chose a U.S. senator during the pre-World War II political realignments.
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D.
1984 United States Senate elections
The 1984 United States Senate elections were midterm contests held during Ronald Reagan’s presidency that resulted in the Republican Party maintaining its majority in the Senate.
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E.
1980 United States Senate election in Idaho
The 1980 United States Senate election in Idaho was a closely watched race in which long-serving Democratic Senator Frank Church was defeated by Republican Steve Symms amid a national conservative shift.
- F. None of above. chosen
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subject surface form:
Owen Brewster