Congressional Candidates React After Missouri Supreme Court Upends 2026 District Map
The ruling blocks the 2025 plan from taking effect unless voters approve it, and the map is the first Missouri redistricting referendum since 1922.
- On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a 2025 gerrymandered congressional map must face a voter referendum in November, barring its use in the general election.
- Missouri Republicans drew the 2025 map to target longtime Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, creating a 7-1 GOP advantage by splitting Kansas City along Troost Avenue, which critics decried as blatant gerrymandering.
- People Not Politicians gathered more than 300,000 signatures to force the referendum despite Secretary of State Denny Hoskins initially blocking the measure, while business owner Chris Goode criticized the plan for splitting his Ruby Jean's Juicery.
- The Jackson County Election Board confirmed on Friday it will comply with the ruling and conduct the general election using the 2022 map, while Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway plans to appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
- Opponents doubt the United States Supreme Court will intervene, as the court previously rejected arguments that the Elections Clause prohibits state referendums on redistricting, while election officials face a Sept. 8 deadline to finalize the ballot.
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