New York's at-large congressional seat
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New York's at-large congressional seat
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On three occasions in New York history, some members of the United States House of Representatives were elected statewide at-large. This was due to an increase of the number of representatives after the previous federal census, and the failure of the State Legislature to re-apportion the congressional districts in time for the next election. In 1872 and 1882, one representative each was elected for the ensuing term. The Legislature then re-apportioned the congressional districts before the elect
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Obsolete congressional district
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_at-large_congressional_seat
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2023-12-27T19:42:46Z
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