Supreme Court blocks Missouri from using new congressional map in 2026 election

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Missouri to use its 2022 congressional map in the 2026 election, blocking the state from using a newer map that could have benefited Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.

The unsigned order drew no noted dissents, with the justices making clear that lower courts should neither prohibit use of Missouri’s 2022 map nor require the state to use the 2025 map.

"The District Court and Court of Appeals should not enjoin or otherwise prohibit the use of the 2022 map in the 2026 congressional election in Missouri," the order states.

MISSOURI'S REDISTRICTING MESS CREATED AN ELECTION PROBLEM SUPREME COURT HAS DAYS TO UNTANGLE

People gather at the Missouri statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo., to protest the legislature's efforts to change the state's congressional district maps. (Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, File)

"And the District Court and Court of Appeals should not order or otherwise require Missouri to use the 2025 map in the 2026 congressional election in Missouri."

The ruling effectively ends the immediate legal wrangling over which congressional map Missouri will use for the 2026 election, leaving the older boundaries in place.

The Supreme Court ordered Missouri to use its 2022 congressional map for the 2026 election rather than the state’s newer 2025 map.

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