The U.S. Supreme Court rejected attempts to use a new Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri's November 2026 midterm election on September 8–10, maintaining the previous district boundaries. The Missouri Supreme Court had previously invalidated the GOP-friendly map, requiring voter approval via referendum.
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Missouri’s Supreme Court blocked election officials from using a new congressional map, saying voters must first approve the district lines in a statewide referendum.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday refused to lift a block on Missouri’s new congressional map, which was poised to give Republicans a pickup opportunity in November. Missouri officials held their primaries using Republicans’ new 7-1 House map, but the decision means the Show Me State must revert to its existing GOP-favored 6-2 House map for the November...
The ruling deferred to Missouri’s state Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.