The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Missouri’s emergency appeal to use the GOP-favored Congressional map in this year’s midterm elections.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied Missouri’s emergency application without comment.
Missouri will now have to use its 2022 Congressional map.
The Missouri Supreme Court last Thursday threw out the state’s new congressional map that favored the GOP and eliminated one Democrat seat.
The new map will only go into effect in 2028 if voters approve it during the 2026 midterms.
Last year, the Missouri House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, passed a sweeping new congressional map that would reduce Democrat representation to just one seat.
The “Missouri First” map promised a fierce partisan restructuring ahead of the 2026 midterms.
In a 90-65 vote, GOP legislators approved a redistricting plan that dismantled the Democrat stronghold of the 5th District in Kansas City, and partitioned it across rural Republican-dominated districts, according to AP News.
Republicans were poised to secure seven of the state’s eight congressional seats.
Last week, Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway immediately sought relief at the US Supreme Court.
“Never before in American history has a court overturned a congressional map after a primary and before a general election. This unprecedented decision clearly violates federal law and has thrust our state into a full‑fledged constitutional crisis,” Hanaway said.
“Our office will move immediately to seek relief from SCOTUS. We are confident that the federal courts will not allow every Missouri voter to be disenfranchised—which is what today’s decision does,” she said.
On Tuesday, the high court denied Missouri’s emergency application.
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