Missouri Republicans ask federal court to revive gerrymandered map, block referendum

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 1,420

Last Updated: 2 days, 6 hours ago

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Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to remove a congressional redistricting referendum from the Missouri ballot and order the state to hold the November election under the gerrymandered map Republicans muscled through the Legislature last year.

In a filing Tuesday afternoon, state Solicitor General Lou Capozzi, writing on Hoskins’ behalf, renewed the state’s challenge to the Sept. 3 ruling of the Missouri Supreme Court that put the …

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