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A federal appeals court ruled on September 21st that Missouri must use a Republican-backed congressional voting map for November's midterm elections, despite previous rulings against it. The decision upholds U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark’s ruling and reverses the state supreme court’s earlier block of the new map, which alters the 5th Congressional District to favor Republicans. This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court twice declined to allow the use of this map ahead of November's election.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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Story summary
A federal appeals court in Missouri ordered on September 18 that the state must use newly drawn Republican-backed congressional districts for November’s midterm elections, despite previous rulings by both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Missouri Supreme Court blocking their implementation. The new map, favored by former President Donald Trump, aims to benefit Republicans by altering district boundaries and splitting existing ones. This decision follows a long-standing legal battle over redistricting in Missouri, which has seen multiple conflicting court orders affecting voter registration and ballots already printed using the old 2022 map. As a result, the case is likely headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final ruling before November's elections.
Written for “Missouri Redistricting Saga” on 2026-10-05,
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A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Missouri must use a new, Republican-friendly congressional voting map in November's midterm elections, although the U.S. Supreme Court has twice declined to allow it.
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Court → rule → it
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the new map, first approved last year, should be used for the upcoming election, which is less than two months away.
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which → say → election
The state used the map in primary elections earlier this year, before the state's high court ruled unanimously a few weeks ago to block the map and say that a referendum on redistricting should instead be on the November ballot.
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referendum → use → ballot
This meant the state would use voting maps with the congressional districts it used in 2022 and 2024.
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it → mean → 2022
Several days later, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant an emergency appeal by Missouri Republicans asking to use the newer map.
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Court → decline → map
But the story continued: Not long after that ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark ruled that the state could use the map, and Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins told local elected officials that he'd follow the federal judge's ruling instead.
The state supreme court then summoned Hoskins to explain why it shouldn't fine him in contempt, and the U.S. Supreme Court again ruled against the use of the 2025 map, setting up the referendum again.
The decision Monday, which upholds Clark's decision, has no immediate effect.
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The appeals court put its ruling on hold for a week, allowing challengers time to involve the U.S. Supreme Court yet again.
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court → put → Court
Local elections officials have already sent absentee ballots to citizens overseas and military voters.
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officials → send → citizens
State law requires absentee ballots to be available to other voters by Tuesday.
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law → require → Tuesday
The 2025 map, which is backed by President Donald Trump, changed the 5th Congressional District in the state, a district now held by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat.
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which → back → Cleaver
It broke up the Kansas City base of the district and extended it into more Republican-leaning areas, giving Republicans a chance to take the district, which is one of the only Democrat-held districts in the state.
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which → break → state
A redistricting push backed by Trump started after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in April that gutted a part of the landmark federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 that helped protect minority voting power.
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that → back → power
Many states, especially in the southern United States, have since redrawn their voting maps to favor Republicans.
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states → redrawn → Republicans
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