Lawsuit seeks $80 million from Denny Hoskins over Missouri congressional map referendum

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 514

Last Updated: 4 days, 6 hours ago

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Five Missouri voters are seeking roughly $80 million from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he violated state law in his handling of a referendum challenging Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court, asks a judge to allow the plaintiffs to represent approximately 162,000 registered Missouri voters whose signatures on the referendum petition were verified by local election authorities.

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