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.

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Kentucky's 10th congressional district 1

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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

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Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson representedDistrict Kentucky's 8th congressional district
subject surface form: Fred M. Vinson
William O. Butler representedArea Kentucky's 8th congressional district
this entity surface form: Kentucky's 10th congressional district