Hawaii Territory's At-large congressional district
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Hawaii Territory's at-large congressional district was the congressional district for the
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, which was established by the
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of 1898. On April 30, 1900, the
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gave the Territory the authority to elect a single non-voting congressional delegate. After
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's admission to the
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as the 50th state by act of Congress on August 21, 1959, this district was replaced by
Hawaii's at-large congressional district Before achieving statehood in 1959, the Territory of Hawaii was represented by a non-voting territorial delegate. From statehood until 1963, Hawaii had one Representative. From 1963 to the creation of the two districts in 1971, Hawaii was repres ...
.


List of delegates representing the district


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