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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.
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By what system of voting are senators elected?
the refederum
Who elected senators in 1789?
state legislatures
Were senators elected by popular vote until 1913?
United States Senators have always been elected by popular vote. Each state votes for their own Senator. Each state has two Senators.
Under the Great Compromise senators were chosen by?
Senators in the Senate are chosen by their state. The are elected to serve a period of six years before needing to be elected again.
Prior to the 17th amendment who elected the Senators?
They were chosen by state legislators
