Missouri state officials filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on September 5, 2026 seeking to restore a GOP-friendly congressional map blocked by the state's Supreme Court on September 3. Republicans argued the lower court's decision created election administration chaos ahead of the November midterms.
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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the a new Republican-drawn congressional map cannot be used in this year’s midterm elections.
BREAKING: Missouri Supreme Court rules that a new GOP-drawn congressional map can't be used for the November elections.
(NBC News) Missouri Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map can’t be used for November elections. The court said a referendum seeking to put the map up for a vote must be placed on the ballot, meaning the state’s elections this fall will take place under its old congressional lines. https://www. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elec tion/missouri-supreme-court-rules-gop-drawn-map-cant-used-november-electio
Missouri launched an effort at the Supreme Court late Friday to restore its Republican-friendly congressional map, warning that a lower ruling invalidating it has unleashed “unprecedented chaos” on the midterms. “A federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri,” Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s (R) office wrote in its emergency application. Missouri’s new congressi
Missouri and its Republican leaders asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a congressional map engineered by GOP lawmakers in the state to favor the party in November’s midterm elections.
Missouri officials asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reinstate the Republican-friendly congressional map which adds one seat for the GOP. “A federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri,” Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s (R) office wrote in its emergency application. The Show Me State's new congressional map created added one seat to the Republican party,...