congressional district
noun
: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected
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Going into the election, the race for California’s 45th congressional district was considered by election forecasters to be a toss-up.
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Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Colorado’s 8th District, the state’s newest congressional district, was created during the 2021 redistricting process and designed to be an evenly split swing district.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Maryland: Republican trying to flip blue district without incumbent
With most precincts reporting, a tight margin remained Thursday between Democrat April McClain Delaney and Republican Neil Parrott in the race to represent Maryland's westernmost congressional district.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Blunt Rochester, a Democrat who represents the at-large congressional district of Delaware, becomes the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate.
—Aaron Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Colorado’s 8th District, the state’s newest congressional district, was created during the 2021 redistricting process and designed to be an evenly split swing district.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Maryland: Republican trying to flip blue district without incumbent
With most precincts reporting, a tight margin remained Thursday between Democrat April McClain Delaney and Republican Neil Parrott in the race to represent Maryland's westernmost congressional district.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Blunt Rochester, a Democrat who represents the at-large congressional district of Delaware, becomes the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate.
—Aaron Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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