Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s new congressional map drawn to give Republicans an edge

Updated on: September 25, 2026 / 6:29 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday again blocked Missouri from using a redrawn map that aims to give Republicans an additional seat in the House for the midterm elections.

The high court's decision clears the way for the state to use House district lines approved in 2022 for the Nov. 3 general election. Ballots using that older map have been printed and mailed to Missouri voters in the state, as well as those in the military and overseas, and absentee voting, by mail and in person, began earlier this week.

In an unsigned opinion with no noted dissents, the Supreme Court said "the election is not merely upcoming; it has already started," and added that "at this late date, ordering reversion to the 2025 map in the midst of an ongoing election would usher in electoral chaos."

The lower courts, the Supreme Court said, "should not enjoin or otherwise prohibit the use of the 2022 map in the 2026 congressional election in Missouri. And the District Court and Court of Appeals should not order or otherwise require Missouri to use the 2025 map in the 2026 congressional…

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