Nevada's at-large congressional district

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Nevada's at-large congressional district was the statewide U.S. House seat that represented all of Nevada before the state was divided into multiple congressional districts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States congressional district
apportionedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED
apportionmentBasis population of Nevada
category At-large United States congressional districts NERFINISHED
Former congressional districts of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFollowing Nevada statehood
electoralSystem single-member plurality
endDate 1983
federal yes
firstRepresentative Henry G. Worthington NERFINISHED
geographicScope statewide
governmentalJurisdiction federal government of the United States NERFINISHED
hadVotingRepresentative yes
jurisdictionType congressional district
lastRepresentative Barbara Vucanovich NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
numberOfMembers 1
partOf Nevada's federal representation
predecessor Nevada Territory's non-voting delegate district NERFINISHED
reasonForAbolition creation of multiple congressional districts in Nevada
represented entire state of Nevada
representedChamber lower house of the United States Congress
representedConstituency residents of Nevada
representedLevel federal legislative
seatType at-large congressional district
startDate 1863
state Nevada
statehoodYearOfNevada 1864
status defunct
successor Nevada's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED
Nevada's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED

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Nevada's 2nd congressional district predecessor Nevada's at-large congressional district