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counties. Reapportionment in 1886 reflected the increasing population balance between eastern and western Iowa, causing the district's size to shrink and resulting in a westward shift of its eastern boundary. No new counties were added, and Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Calhoun, Greene, and
Carroll
183:. By 1890, the continued disproportionate increase in the population of the Tenth and Eleventh Districts caused some to predict that the General Assembly would need to reduce the area of each district, but no such change occurred. Meanwhile, between 1900 and 1920, the population of Sioux City
187:, exacerbating the problem of underrepresentation. By 1921, the Eleventh District was the most populous Iowa district, with 130,000 more residents than the First District, and over 80,000 more than the population of an ideally-sized Iowa congressional district.
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kept it in
Democratic hands. Ten years later, when the 1940 census caused Iowa to lose another seat, the new 8th district included all of the old 11th district's counties, minus Monona County, which was Democratic-leaning in the 1930s. Republican
215:
Under the nine-district plan adopted by the Iowa
General Assembly in 1931, the boundaries of the old 11th district were preserved as the new 9th district. However, the new 9th district was no longer safe for Republicans, and Democrats
179:, and included counties such as Lyon that were among the last in Iowa to settle. However, by 1895 the District had the second-largest population of any of Iowa's congressional districts, behind only the similarly oversized
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won every election in the new 8th district (and one further election after a round of reapportionment in 1961 combined the 8th district and six more rural counties to form a new
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The district was created in 1881 (effective 1883) from a subset of the counties in the old 9th district. From 1883 to 1886, the district included
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207:(who had barely campaigned that year). Scott recaptured his former seat from Steele at the first opportunity (two years later).
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refused to reapportion its districts until the loss of two seats following the 1930 census left the State with no other choice.
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in 1974), Republican congressmen have consistently represented most counties from the old 11th district since 1941.
998:
Editorial, "Another redrawing," Ames Daily
Tribune, 1970-07-07 at p. 4 (depicting the 1941 and 1961 district maps).
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970:"How Eleventh Was Lost," The Cedar Rapids Republican, 1914-11-08 at p. 20 (quoting the Sioux City Journal).
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Evening Courier, 1921-01-26 at 6.
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All but one congressman elected from this district was a member of the
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Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
952:"Redistricting in Iowa," Dubuque Sunday Herald, 1900-11-04 at p. 11.
898:"Congressional Map of the State of Iowa - Official Census 1885" (
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163:. After 1886, the boundaries of the district never changed; the
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921:"The Congressional Districts," Waterloo Courier, 1886-04-14.
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Former congressional districts of the United States
1209:The at-large and 5th–11th districts are obsolete.
175:The district was predominantly rural, except for
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74:. The district covered northwestern Iowa.
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1020:. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
1011:. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
245:List of members representing the district
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70:sent eleven members of Congress to the
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72:United States House of Representatives
1234:Recent U.S. House elections in Iowa:
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203:, was elected in 1914, when he upset
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171:Demographics and underrepresentation
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867:District eliminated March 4, 1933
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64:Iowa's 11th congressional district
24:Iowa's 11th congressional district
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618:Elected to finish Hubbard's term
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66:existed from 1883 to 1933, when
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275:District created March 4, 1883
1326:1933 disestablishments in Iowa
1061:Iowa's congressional districts
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980:Iowa Official Register 1933-34
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931:Iowa Official Register 1929-30
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880:Iowa's congressional districts
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255:(District Residence (County))
16:Former congressional district
862:and lost re-election there.
7:
1321:1883 establishments in Iowa
1016:Martis, Kenneth C. (1982).
1007:Martis, Kenneth C. (1989).
900:Iowa Official Register 1886
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159:counties were moved to
686:George Cromwell Scott
585:George Cromwell Scott
222:Vincent F. Harrington
205:George Cromwell Scott
165:Iowa General Assembly
856:Redistricted to the
485:Lost renomination.
421:Lost renomination.
348:Lost renomination.
1275:All U.S. districts
985:2011-07-25 at the
936:2013-11-12 at the
905:2006-05-19 at the
852:Re-elected in 1930
797:Re-elected in 1926
792:Re-elected in 1924
787:Re-elected in 1922
782:Re-elected in 1920
673:Lost re-election.
627:Lost re-election.
623:Re-elected in 1912
603:November 5, 1912 –
554:Re-elected in 1910
549:Re-elected in 1908
544:Re-elected in 1906
481:Re-elected in 1902
476:Re-elected in 1900
417:Re-elected in 1896
412:Re-elected in 1894
407:Re-elected in 1892
344:Re-elected in 1888
339:Re-elected in 1886
334:Re-elected in 1884
270:Electoral history
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498:Elbert H. Hubbard
361:George D. Perkins
235:Stanley L. Greigg
227:Charles B. Hoeven
211:After dissolution
185:more than doubled
161:the 10th district
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237:in 1964 and
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54:Years active
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1228:delegations
112:Buena Vista
1305:Categories
886:References
828:Republican
746:Republican
700:Republican
693:Sioux City
654:Democratic
647:Sioux City
599:Republican
592:Sioux City
512:Republican
505:Sioux City
448:Republican
441:Storm Lake
434:Lot Thomas
375:Republican
368:Sioux City
302:Republican
177:Sioux City
92:Pocahontas
46:Eliminated
1116:Territory
801:Retired.
719:Retired.
120:Dickinson
88:Palo Alto
57:1883–1933
1224:senators
1215:See also
1123:At-large
989:at p. 6.
983:Archived
940:at p. 3.
934:Archived
903:Archived
874:See also
148:Plymouth
144:Woodbury
132:Cherokee
739:Sheldon
295:Le Mars
128:O'Brien
124:Osceola
104:Carroll
96:Calhoun
38:Created
1226:, and
564:Vacant
558:Died.
262:Years
259:Party
252:Member
154:, and
140:Monona
100:Greene
78:Makeup
267:ress
152:Sioux
84:Emmet
1268:2022
1264:2020
1260:2018
1256:2016
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1244:2010
1240:2008
1236:2006
1200:11th
1193:10th
842:72nd
838:71st
772:70th
768:69th
764:68th
760:67th
756:66th
710:65th
664:64th
613:63rd
609:62nd
569:62nd
534:62nd
530:61st
526:60th
522:59th
466:58th
462:57th
458:56th
397:55th
393:54th
389:53rd
385:52nd
324:51st
320:50th
316:49th
312:48th
265:Cong
220:and
156:Lyon
116:Clay
68:Iowa
49:1930
41:1880
1186:9th
1179:8th
1172:7th
1165:6th
1158:5th
1151:4th
1144:3rd
1137:2nd
1130:1st
1100:4th
1093:3rd
1086:2nd
1079:1st
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