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Voters will decide on six local congressional district seats and other statewide races including the:
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Massie and Gallrein are running in a safely Republican congressional district shaped like a bat, centered around the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
"It has been my privilege to serve the residents of Texas's 23rd congressional district," his brief letter stated.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Their leader is Alex Bores, a 35-year-old computer scientist and New York state assemblyman who is running to represent a congressional district that covers much of Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
In September, 1887, Miss Anthony again made a circuit of conventions in every congressional district in Wisconsin and then turned her attention to Kansas.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted
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