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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Redistricting traditionally happens every 10 years, after a census cycle, though leaders of both parties this year are urging state lawmakers to gerrymander new congressional districts that could tilt the scales in their favor ahead of the midterm elections in 2026.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Voters extended its authority to congressional districts two years later.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
The primary campaign could be historic in Greater Hartford’s storied congressional district, which launched Thomas Dodd and Abraham Ribicoff to the national political stage in the late 1940s and 1950s and had been held by nine-term Democrat Barbara Kennelly of Hartford from 1982 to 1999.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
Lawmakers are considering possible new congressional districts as part of a special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Voters extended its authority to congressional districts two years later.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
The primary campaign could be historic in Greater Hartford’s storied congressional district, which launched Thomas Dodd and Abraham Ribicoff to the national political stage in the late 1940s and 1950s and had been held by nine-term Democrat Barbara Kennelly of Hartford from 1982 to 1999.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
Lawmakers are considering possible new congressional districts as part of a special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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