An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Why not two for every state or one for every congressional district?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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
Roberts said the Voting Rights Act as interpreted by past decisions suggests Alabama must draw a second congressional district that may well elect a Black candidate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
The congressman, whose Nashville-area congressional district is home to more than 40,000 Muslims — one of the largest Muslim communities in the South.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026
The association now had affiliated societies in every senatorial and congressional district with a membership of over 200,000 women.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted
Californians also will cast ballots for the first time using the new Congressional district boundaries authorized with last November’s passage of Proposition 50.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
An equally stinging rebuke came out of the primary race in the Eighth Congressional district, to replace Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
In New Jersey’s 12th Congressional district, Dr. Adam Hamawy is bringing a national profile and the support of a sitting senator to the race, which could make the difference in a crowded Democratic primary.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Maine's 2nd Congressional district encompasses the majority of the state north of Augusta and Portland.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
History might have been written differently had not the conference committee in the Georgia Legislature in 1843 altered the schedule of districts, placing Taliaferro in the seventh and Wilkes in the eighth Congressional district.
From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Stovall, Pleasant A.
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