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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Pete Buttigieg is known as the Democrat willing to go on Fox News, going into these conservative spaces, not afraid to try to flip areas that Democrats are normally not that well welcomed in, and there's no better place to start than Georgia's 14th congressional district.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The approach has been appealing to 63-year-old Kimberly Beal, who lives in Kelly's congressional district and attended Thursday's Stratton event.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Virginians are set to vote April 21 on a state constitutional amendment that would temporarily allow the legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2030 census.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The approach has been appealing to 63-year-old Kimberly Beal, who lives in Kelly's congressional district and attended Thursday's Stratton event.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Virginians are set to vote April 21 on a state constitutional amendment that would temporarily allow the legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2030 census.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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