congressional district
one of a fixed number of districts into which a state is divided, each district electing one member to the national House of Representatives.
Origin of congressional district
1- Compare assembly district, senatorial district.
Words Nearby congressional district
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How to use congressional district in a sentence
Fresh off several years of running as a Democrat in one of the most conservative congressional districts, Ammar Campa-Najjar appears ready to consider a new target.
Politics Report: Shirley Weber’s Shoes to Fill | Scott Lewis | December 26, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThey include state Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a philosophy professor and a former NFL player, all of whom were appointed by the Democratic primary winner in each of the local congressional districts.
Morning Report: College Students Are Getting Schooled on Surveillance | Voice of San Diego | November 30, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe Democrats allow the winners of each congressional district’s most recent Democratic party primary to pick an elector.
San Diego’s Electoral College Crew Gets Ready to Vote | Randy Dotinga | November 27, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoBoth parties went into the election with a chance to draw more congressional districts than the other, but the end result was just about the best-case scenario for Republicans.
Republicans Won Almost Every Election Where Redistricting Was At Stake | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 18, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightWe’ll have to wait a bit before data can tell us how congressional districts voted in 2020,14 but for now it seems many Republican gains were made by picking off the lowest-hanging fruit.
Republicans’ 2020 Gains In The House Set Them Up Well For 2022 | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | November 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
The answer is that you flip state legislatures, since in most places, state legislatures draw the congressional district lines.
Now tell me: How are Democrats going to win back those legislatures so that they can start drawing congressional district lines?
Republican Jody Hice romped home in a safe rural Georgia congressional district last night.
Steve Lonegan fell short in his bid to win the GOP nomination in a swing congressional district in South Jersey on Tuesday.
The 13th congressional district remains one of the most Democratic in the state, and Boyle is likely to win easily in November.
What Democratic Revolt? Moderate Cruises in PA-13 Primary | David Freedlander | May 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he became unpopular in this congressional district because of his speeches on the Mexican war, I was faithful to him.
Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? | John B. RemsburgHe was elected solicitor for the present term in the Third congressional district.
Politics of Alabama | J. C. (Joseph Columbus) ManningHe ran into a section of John Vassars congressional district saturated with the young leaders ideals of a new Americanism.
The Fall of a Nation | Thomas DixonCadets are admitted only in June or September, and only then when there's a vacancy in their congressional district.
Under Fire | Charles KingThat statement was made public by Mr. Savery in this communication to the citizens of this congressional district.
Autobiography of Charles Clinton Nourse | Charles Clinton Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for Congressional district
(in the US) an electoral division of a state, entitled to send one member to the US House of Representatives
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