Question

An election by voters from an entire area (state or county) instead of from a specific district is called a(n)

Answer 1

The correct answer here is: "at large", as in "at large election" - option C. 

An election "at large" refers to an election that chooses representatives to represent the whole body - rather than just a part of this body, as as a district. 

The opposite is voting by electoral districts.