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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If places like Tennessee’s 7th congressional district seem within reach, the party could expand its list of targets next year.
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Jonathan Mattise, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
The state's redistricting push set of a nationwide effort to redraw House maps ahead of next year's midterms, with California shifting five congressional districts to the left, and Missouri and North Carolina each shifting a seat to the right.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The Republican attorney general has also filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the referendum, arguing that only lawmakers have the power to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
House Democrats eager to buttress their minority ranks must wait more than 10 weeks for a traditionally blue seat in a Texas congressional district to be filled, thanks to the state's Republican governor, who set a runoff election for next year.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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Jonathan Mattise, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
The state's redistricting push set of a nationwide effort to redraw House maps ahead of next year's midterms, with California shifting five congressional districts to the left, and Missouri and North Carolina each shifting a seat to the right.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The Republican attorney general has also filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the referendum, arguing that only lawmakers have the power to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
House Democrats eager to buttress their minority ranks must wait more than 10 weeks for a traditionally blue seat in a Texas congressional district to be filled, thanks to the state's Republican governor, who set a runoff election for next year.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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