At-Large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset of that membership. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office
As an elective system, at-large voting is in contrast to bloc voting and general ticket voting. General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives
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States with only one at-large seat
In the case of the United States House of Representatives, an at-large representative is one who is elected to represent an entire state either as the sole representative of that state, or as one member elected from the entire state when the same state had geographically defined districts as well. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
States with both at-large seats and geographically defined districts
This is a table of every instance of at-large representation in the United States Congress when the same state had geographically defined districts as well. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alaska's At-large congressional district comprises the entire state of Alaska. The Delaware at-large district of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that includes the entire state of Delaware From 1913 to 1993 Montana had two Congressional districts From 1913 to 1919 those seats were elected state-wide At-large on a general ticket North Dakota's At-large congressional district is the sole congressional district for the state of North Dakota. The South Dakota at-large congressional district covers the entire state of South Dakota. The US state of Vermont has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by a single at-large Congressional district since the All of the US state of Wyoming is fully within one at large Congressional District making it the third largest district geographically in the nation In the 43rd to 44th Congresses and the 63rd and 64th Congresses Alabama elected one or two of its apportioned representatives to the United States House of Representatives From statehood to 1949 Arizona elected its members of the United States House of Representatives At-large, statewide The State of Colorado was represented in the United States House of Representatives by one U From its admittance as a state in 1890 to 1913 Idaho was represented in the United States House of Representatives by one at-large representative Illinois became a US state on December 3, 1818. Until 1833 there was only one Congressional district, and In three periods Louisiana had one person representing the entire area At-large. Up through the 29th Congress (1845-1847 and also for the 73rd Congress (1933-1935 Missouri elected its members of the United States House of Representatives The Ohio's At-large congressional district existed from 1803 to 1813 from 1943 to 1953 and from 1963 to 1965 when it was banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Oregon's At-large congressional district is a former United States Congressional District. The Rhode Island At-large congressional district is currently obsolete with representation divided into 2 districts Utah's 1st congressional district serves the northwest area of Utah, including Ogden, Logan, Tooele, the northwest portion of Salt Lake American Samoa's At-large Congressional District encompasses the entire U Since according to the US Constitution, only states may be represented in Congress, the District of Columbia has no voting representative Guam 's At-large congressional district comprises the entire area of the unincorporated territory of the United States. Puerto Rico is represented by a non-voting Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives. The Territory of Colorado was represented by one non-voting Delegate At-large to the United States House of Representatives from its organization on Dakota Territory's At-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the entire Dakota Territory prior to admission to the Union Illinois Territory's At-large congressional district was a Congressional district that encompassed the entire Illinois Territory. The Indiana Territory's At-large congressional district encompassed the entire area of the Indiana Territory. Michigan Territory's At-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Michigan Territory prior to admitting Michigan In 1798 the Northwest Territory became eligible to send a non-voting delegate to the U In three periods Louisiana had one person representing the entire area At-large. In the early 20th century the Philippines was a territory of the United States.
| Congress | State & Number of at-large seats |
|---|---|
| 33rd | MS (2) |
| … | … |
| 38th | IL (1) |
| 39th | IL (1) |
| 40th | IL (1) |
| 41st | IL (1) |
| 42nd | IL (1) |
| 43rd | AL (2), AR (1), IN (2), LA (1), NY (1), PA (3), SC (1), TN (1), TX (2) |
| 44th | AL (2) |
| … | … |
| 48th | AR (1), CA (2), GA (1), KS (4), NY (1), NC (1), PA (1), VA (1) |
| 49th | PA (1) |
| 50th | PA (1) |
| … | … |
| 53rd | IL (2), KS (1), PA (2) |
| 54th | KS (1), PA (2) |
| 55th | KS (1), PA (2) |
| 56th | KS (1), PA (2) |
| 57th | KS (1), PA (2) |
| 58th | CO (1), CT (1), KS (1) |
| 59th | CO (1), CT (1), KS (1) |
| 60th | CO (1), CT (1) |
| 61st | CO (1), CT (1)) |
| 62nd | CO (1), CT (1) |
| 63rd | AL (1), CO (2), FL (1), IL (2), MI (1), MN (1), OH (1), OK (3), PA (4), TX (2), WA (2), WV (1) |
| 64th | AL (1), IL (2), PA (4), TX (2), WV (1) |
| 65th | IL (2), PA (4), TX (2) |
| 66th | IL (2), PA (4) |
| 67th | IL (2), PA (4) |
| 68th | IL (2) |
| 69th | IL (2) |
| 70th | IL (2) |
| 71st | IL (2) |
| 72nd | IL (2) |
| 73rd | CT (1), FL (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1), TX (3) |
| 74th | CT (1), FL (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1) |
| 75th | CT (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1) |
| 76th | CT (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1) |
| 77th | CT (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1) |
| 78th | CT (1), FL (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (1), PA (1) |
| 79th | CT (1), IL (2), OH (1) |
| 80th | CT (1), IL (2), OH (1) |
| 81st | CT (1), OH (1) |
| 82nd | CT (1), OH (1) |
| 83rd | CT (1), TX (1), WA (1) |
| 84th | CT (1), TX (1), WA (1) |
| 85th | CT (1), TX (1), WA (1) |
| 86th | CT (1) |
| 87th | CT (1) |
| 88th | CT (1), MD (1), MI (1), OH (1), TX (1) |
| 89th | MD (1), OH (1), TX (1) |
See also
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