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Missouri congressional map: U.S. Supreme Court blocks new GOP-drawn districts

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request to implement a new Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri, effectively mandating that the state use its 2022 district boundaries for the upcoming November midterm elections.

The legal dispute stems from a redistricting plan passed by the Missouri Legislature in 2025, which aimed to shift the state’s congressional delegation from a 6-2 Republican advantage to a 7-1 advantage. The plan would have dismantled the 5th District, currently held by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. Opponents, including the group People Not Politicians, successfully gathered over 300,000 signatures to force a statewide referendum on the map.

While Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins argued that the state constitution does not allow a referendum on congressional redistricting, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the petition was valid. This led to a conflict between state and federal courts, with a federal judge briefly ordering the use of the new map. However, the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest unsigned order, which included no noted dissents, halts the new map's implementation.

The decision creates a rare situation where the general election will use different districts than those used in the August primaries, a move that could affect the candidate choices for approximately one million voters in Missouri.

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Brett Kavanaugh · Catherine Hanaway · Denny Hoskins · Donald Trump · Emanuel Cleaver · Missouri · Missouri Supreme Court · Stephen Clark · Supreme Court of the United States · U.S. Supreme Court

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Map Wars Take a Major Turn [themissouritimes.com]
12 days ago