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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The congressional districts already established by California’s independent commission would be used in the 2028 and 2030 elections, the proposal states.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Kevin Lincoln, the Republican former mayor of Stockton, is switching to run in a new Central Valley congressional district after California voters this week voted to redraw the state’s map.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The Associated Press called the passage of Proposition 50—which will allow a new, gerrymandered congressional district map to be implemented through 2030—as soon as the polls closed, before votes were officially tallied.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The results could determine how future legislative and congressional districts are drawn, impacting the balance of political power statewide and potentially at the federal level.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Kevin Lincoln, the Republican former mayor of Stockton, is switching to run in a new Central Valley congressional district after California voters this week voted to redraw the state’s map.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The Associated Press called the passage of Proposition 50—which will allow a new, gerrymandered congressional district map to be implemented through 2030—as soon as the polls closed, before votes were officially tallied.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The results could determine how future legislative and congressional districts are drawn, impacting the balance of political power statewide and potentially at the federal level.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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