Kentucky's 8th congressional district
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Kentucky's 8th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in Kentucky that existed during the 19th and early 20th centuries before being eliminated through redistricting.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kentucky's 10th congressional district | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States congressional district ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | federal electoral district ⓘ |
| apportionedTo | state of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryDefinedBy | acts of the Kentucky General Assembly ⓘ |
| classification | historical congressional district of Kentucky ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystem | single-member district ⓘ |
| electorate | eligible voters residing within the district boundaries ⓘ |
| eliminatedBy | redistricting ⓘ |
| governmentalUnitType | congressional district ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | part of the state of Kentucky ⓘ |
| higherJurisdiction | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of a U.S. House district eliminated through redistricting ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kentucky ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy | members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| partOf |
congressional districts of Kentucky
ⓘ
federal electoral districts of the United States ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | reapportionment and redistricting ⓘ |
| represented | residents of part of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | elections to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fred M. Vinson
this entity surface form:
Kentucky's 10th congressional district