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
apportionmentBasis population of Nevada
category At-large United States congressional districts
Former congressional districts of the United States
country United States
createdFollowing Nevada statehood
electoralSystem single-member plurality
endDate 1983
federal yes
firstRepresentative Henry G. Worthington
geographicScope statewide
governmentalJurisdiction federal government of the United States
hadVotingRepresentative yes
jurisdictionType congressional district
lastRepresentative Barbara Vucanovich
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
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
Nevada's 2nd congressional district

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Nevada's 2nd congressional district predecessor Nevada's at-large congressional district
Nevada's at-large congressional district predecessor Nevada Territory's non-voting delegate district
linked to: Nevada's at-large congressional district