congressional

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There are city council elections, county commission elections, state legislative elections, congressional elections, senatorial elections, gubernatorial elections, and presidential elections.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The winning primary candidates still face a November general election before they can go to Indianapolis next year and craft new congressional districts for 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers voiced concerns External link about the new cuts in congressional hearings with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last month.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Roberts said the Voting Rights Act as interpreted by past decisions suggests Alabama must draw a second congressional district that may well elect a Black candidate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

In keeping with the compromise character of the committee report, it gave the Deep South the protection it had demanded by denying congressional authority to pass any gradual emancipation legislation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis