Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Republican Congressional Map for Third Time
Justices require use of 2022 map for November election, citing risk of electoral chaos as voting is already underway.
Tommy Flynn
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Missouri from using its 2025 Republican-drawn congressional map in the Nov. 3 midterms, the third high-court intervention in the dispute.
In an unsigned order with no noted public dissents, the justices paused an Eighth Circuit ruling that had directed use of the newer map. The Court said the election “is not merely upcoming; it has already started” and that ordering a switch “in the midst of an ongoing election would usher in electoral chaos.”
Absentee, military, and overseas voting has begun using the 2022 map. Ballots have been printed and mailed. The Court directed lower courts not to enjoin the 2022 map or require the 2025 map for the 2026 election.
The 2025 map, adopted by the Republican legislature, was designed to create an additional GOP-leaning seat, in part by altering the Kansas City-area district held by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. The Missouri Supreme Court earlier ruled the map required voter approval via referendum before taking effect. Federal courts had issued conflicting orders, prompting repeated Supreme Court stays.
The decision leaves the 2022 lines in place for the midterms.
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