8th Circuit Restores GOP-Drawn Missouri Map Ahead of Midterms
TL;DR
An 8th Circuit panel revived Missouri’s GOP-drawn congressional map for the upcoming midterms, ordering state officials to use the 2025 map despite the Missouri Supreme Court’s 7–0 reversal. If it stands, the map could yield one additional Republican seat by erasing Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City district. The ruling follows a tangle of conflicting court decisions and, while not immediately binding, gives opponents a week to seek Supreme Court relief before the election proceeds under the new map.
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- Appeals court reinstates GOP House map in Missouri for November election The Hill
- 8th Circuit rules Missouri must use 2025 congressional map in November election kmbc.com
- Appeals Court Revives Missouri Legal Spat Over Voting Map Bloomberg.com
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