Missouri court upholds GOP’s gerrymandered map for midterms, other legal challenges continue

A circuit court judge ruled Thursday to uphold the Missouri GOP’s gerrymandered congressional map in a case* challenging its legality — but it remains unclear whether the map will actually be used in the 2026 midterm elections.

In the case, a group of Missouri voters claimed the new map violated the state constitution’s prohibition on mid-decade redistricting and created “non-compact” districts to dilute the voting power of Black communities.