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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The Democrat’s sound arguments on this important subject make one wish that primary voters in Maryland’s 4th congressional district would’ve shown better judgment in 2008 than to have shown him the door that year.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
Zimmerman is a Democratic national committeeman, co-president of ZE Creative Communications and was the 2022 Democratic nominee for New York’s 3rd congressional district.
—Robert Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
With most of the state's congressional districts represented by Republicans, that proposal could have resulted in a partisan elections oversight board.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
The Supreme Court is still deciding how to resolve a dispute over Louisiana’s congressional districts that involves an interplay between the Voting Rights Act and a racial gerrymandering challenge.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
Zimmerman is a Democratic national committeeman, co-president of ZE Creative Communications and was the 2022 Democratic nominee for New York’s 3rd congressional district.
—Robert Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
With most of the state's congressional districts represented by Republicans, that proposal could have resulted in a partisan elections oversight board.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
The Supreme Court is still deciding how to resolve a dispute over Louisiana’s congressional districts that involves an interplay between the Voting Rights Act and a racial gerrymandering challenge.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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