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When an elected official is "elected at large" that means that they are elected by the entire body of voters rather than by individual districts. In other words, every eligible voter in the entire state can vote on each Senator. Representatives in the House, on the other hand, are not elected at large. Individual districts within each state vote for which Congressman will represent them in the House. A voter living in district 1 cannot vote for a Representative running in district 2. There are exceptions where a state can have a congressman at-large, for example, Delaware, where the entire state votes for the representative. Because Senators are "elected at large," however, districts don't matter.
Yes, that is true of U. S. Senators and U. S. Representatives. State Senators have districts from which the are elected. Of course, for states that have one U. S. Representative, the whole state is their district. They are known as At Large Representatives.
Representatives are elected from the Congressional Districts.
Senators and Representatives are elected by a
government through elected representatives
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are directly elected by the population.
they are elected by the people.
Representatives are elected to Congress in November of every even-numbered year. Representatives are elected to a two-year term, and ALL representatives stand for election in every election cycle.
they are elected by the people.
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Be residents of the state which they are elected