redistricting

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt signaled that Republicans will target majority-minority districts in blue states as they try to gerrymander maps ahead of the 2026 election. Some officials are already targeting Missouri's 1st District near St. Louis.

The Congressional race for Missouri's 4th District is set after the district was redrawn by the Republican legislature. Here are the candidates voters will see on the ballot this year on August 4.

Vance spoke Monday to a small, loud and enthusiastic crowd at a “protecting American workers” event at the nearly century-old Milbank Manufacturing company. The vice president said he hoped "any good Republican" would win the 5th congressional district currently held by Rep. Cleaver.

People Not Politicians wants a judge to compel Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to either accept or reject the anti-redistricting ballot issue — and stop telling elections officials to implement a plan aimed at ousting Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

In some respects, whether the Republican-controlled legislature succeeded in all of its goals isn’t known yet, because priorities like restricting abortion and ending the income tax must be decided by voters.

The head of the state clerks association says local election officials still lack access to the voter database needed to finalize new district assignments.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last week that the congressional maps lawmakers drew in 2025 to give Republicans a boost in this year’s midterm elections will stay in effect. What could this mean for the political future of Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II?

Gov. Mike Kehoe said he doesn't plan on calling any special sessions, including on drawing another new congressional map.

After a Missouri Supreme Court decision Tuesday, the group People Not Politicians is urging Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to make a decision on whether its referendum on the 2025 congressional map will make the November 2026 ballot.

The Missouri Supreme Court has confirmed a redrawn congressional map that takes aim at the state’s 5th District, a longtime Democratic stronghold. Incumbent Congressman Emanuel Cleaver now prepares for a slate of new challengers to his seat.

The high court also rejected lawsuits contending that the new lines passed in 2025 were not compact as required by law.

Backers of the Respect Missouri Voters initiative turned in roughly 350,000 signatures on Sunday to the Missouri secretary of state’s office. Lawmakers would be barred from changing or repealing voter-approved statutes or constitutional amendments, unless 80% of the legislature agrees to put the changes to another statewide vote.