Missouri Supreme Court upholds gerrymandered congressional map for August primary

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 1,645

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A congressional map drawn last year in a special session is constitutional and will be used in the August primary because it is uncertain whether a referendum petition seeking to repeal it will succeed, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

The court was unanimous in the two decisions delivered just a few hours after oral arguments. It was being asked in one case to toss the gerrymandered map entirely as a violation of the …

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