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GOP Win in Missouri Court Ruling Adds Fuel to Growing Redistricting Wars
Missouri continues to be a key battleground in the redistricting wars after the state supreme court handed Republicans a victory, allowing a congressional map approved by the state legislature last year to go into effect.
The state’s high court rejected Missouri Democrats’ attempt to overturn maps adopted by the Missouri Legislature. The legal challenge centered on whether a petition for a referendum should automatically suspend the implementation of the maps.
The state high court win, however, doesn’t halt a potential referendum on the map. Rather, the court rejected the Democrats’ attempt to prevent the map from going into full effect while a referendum is pending.
HUGE NEWSAnother redistricting victory in Missouri! https://t.co/BsV2Eovw2d— Chairman Joe Gruters (@ChairmanGruters) May 12, 2026
HUGE NEWSAnother redistricting victory in Missouri! https://t.co/BsV2Eovw2d
It’s the latest in a string of redistricting court losses for Democrats. The Missouri state court decision was sandwiched between rulings by the Virginia Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court that struck down a congressional map favorable to Democrats. Eight states, including California and Texas, have conducted mid-decade redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
“The RNC successfully invested in defending Missouri’s lawful congressional maps and won,” Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters told the Daily Signal in a statement. “This ruling is another major victory for Republicans, the rule of........