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 map would have created two more GOP-leaning House seats in Indiana, so that Republicans would have had an advantage in all nine congressional districts.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025
The bill sought to create two new Republican districts, which would have given Republicans control of all nine of Indiana's congressional districts.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Ahead of the Indiana Senate vote on redistricting, a Democratic senator had questions about the man who created a new map for the state's congressional districts.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
Omar represents the state’s 5th congressional district.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025
The bill sought to create two new Republican districts, which would have given Republicans control of all nine of Indiana's congressional districts.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Ahead of the Indiana Senate vote on redistricting, a Democratic senator had questions about the man who created a new map for the state's congressional districts.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
Omar represents the state’s 5th congressional district.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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