Nevada Territory's At-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Nevada Territory

Nevada Territory

The Territory of Nevada was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada....

, which was split off from the Utah Territory

Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....

 in 1861. After Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

's admission to the Union

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 as the 36th state by act of Congress on October 31, 1864, this district was dissolved and replaced by Nevada's At-large congressional district

Nevada's At-large congressional district

Nevada's at-large congressional district was created when Nevada was granted statehood in 1864, encompassing the entire state. It existed until 1983, when it was made obsolete by the 1980 Census and subsequent reapportionment in which Nevada was awarded a second seat in the House of Representatives...

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List of delegates

On March 2, 1861, an act of Congress gave Nevada Territory the authority to elect a Congressional delegate

Delegate (United States Congress)

A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member...

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Delegate	Party	Years	Electoral history
John Cradlebaugh John Cradlebaugh John Cradlebaugh was the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada Territory.-Biography:...	Independent	December 2, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Gordon Newell Mott Gordon Newell Mott Gordon Newell Mott was the second and final delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada Territory, serving from March 1863 until statehood.-Biography:...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1863 – October 31, 1864	Statehood achieved