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 Hawaiian Organic Act gave the Territory the authority to elect a single non-voting congressional delegate. After
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's admission to the Union as the 50th state by act of Congress on August 21, 1959, this district was replaced by Hawaii's at-large congressional district.


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