Assertion: coffin | /r/HasProperty | elected as republican
Facets:
value: in 1946
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In 1946, Coffin was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th congressional district, defeating former Representative Clarence J. McLeod in the Republican primary and going on to defeat incumbent Democrat George D. O'Brien in the general election.