Missouri GOP still see path for gerrymandered congressional map. Legal experts see little hope.

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,075

Last Updated: 4 days, 6 hours ago

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Republican officials aren’t giving up on the congressional map they pushed through the Missouri legislature last year, despite two setbacks at the U.S. Supreme Court and a state Supreme Court ruling that the map never became law.

Their next chance comes Thursday before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

But the legal path to getting the map back in place for November appears exceedingly narrow.

Even if the federal appeals court sides with Republicans …

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