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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Thousands of people rallied Saturday in the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement to mobilize a new voting rights era as conservative states dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation.
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Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
If that happens, the results of the primary in the congressional districts will stand, but a ruling is unlikely until after the primary election.
—Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
On Thursday Nixon was reprimanded by the House Rules and Ethics Committee for her loud protest on the House floor last month that disrupted the vote on new congressional district maps.
—Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
In Kansas City’s Columbus Park neighborhood, residents living across the street from each other now belong to different congressional districts after Missouri’s new congressional map split the historic neighborhood in two.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
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Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
If that happens, the results of the primary in the congressional districts will stand, but a ruling is unlikely until after the primary election.
—Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
On Thursday Nixon was reprimanded by the House Rules and Ethics Committee for her loud protest on the House floor last month that disrupted the vote on new congressional district maps.
—Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
In Kansas City’s Columbus Park neighborhood, residents living across the street from each other now belong to different congressional districts after Missouri’s new congressional map split the historic neighborhood in two.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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