Missouri elections 2026

As the attorney for the Amendment 6 campaign and People Not Politicians, the group that successfully challenged the Missouri legislature’s 2025 redistricting plan, Chuck Hatfield has been at the center of some of the state’s biggest political news this election.

The Missouri Republican criticized Medicaid cuts and questioned Senate leadership following Democrats’ sweeping election victories. However, Hawley was one of the Republicans who voted to pass those Medicaid cuts in Trump's sweeping tax bill.

Voters shot down the legislature's Trump-backed congressional map by an overwhelming margin. But some lawmakers aren't ruling out pursuing another stab at new congressional lines.

Republicans still control the Missouri legislature by a solid margin, but they may need Democrats to pass major policy initiatives, such as the state budget.

Voters preserved abortion rights while making it harder for lawmakers to overturn citizen-approved measures. Anti-abortion Republicans are now looking for other ways to restrict access.

Republican Rep. Darin Chappell supports legislation to restrict abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. His niece, “Pink Pony Club” singer Chappell Roan, donates to maintain them.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas joined KCUR’s Up To Date during a live broadcast at Crows Coffee in the Red Bridge neighborhood on Friday. He discussed his political future, the Royals downtown ballpark, the search for the next Kansas City police chief and more.

Missouri voters rejected Proposition A, a referendum on redistricting, and approved Amendment 6, which makes it much harder for voter-led ballot initiatives to be changed by state lawmakers. However, the amendment may still be challenged in court, while Republicans are considering another round of redistricting before 2028.

Missouri Democrats flipped the two seats needed in the state Senate as well as 16 seats in the House. Republicans have held at least a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers since 2012.

After losing 16 House seats and their legislative supermajority, some Missouri Republicans blamed their own unpopular agenda while others pointed to national headwinds. Every major policy initiative put before voters by Republicans since Gov. Mike Kehoe took office has gone down to defeat.

In all but 11 counties, Missouri voters showed stronger support for abortion this election. Amendment 3 was rejected by 55% of voters, higher than the 52% who approved the 2024 abortion rights amendment.

Voters rejected Amendment 3, the Missouri measure that would have prohibited most abortions except in cases of rape, incest or some medical emergencies, by a margin of 55-45%.