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Court throws out Missouri congressional map, helping Democrats keep seat

Washington Post Politics Friday 04 September 2026, 00:34 UTC By Patrick Marley 1 min read
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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state cannot use a congressional map that state Republicans designed to give the GOP an additional congressional seat this fall, a decision that helps Democrats in their quest to flip the House. Democracy Dies in Darkness Court throws out Missouri congressional map, helping Democrats keep seat In addition, Maryland’s high court cleared the way for voters to decide in November whether to back a plan to eliminate a GOP-held seat in 2028.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state cannot use a congressional map that state Republicans designed to give the GOP an additional congressional seat this fall, a decision that helps Democrats in their quest to flip the House. Democracy Dies in Darkness Court throws out Missouri congressional map, helping Democrats keep seat In addition, Maryland’s high court cleared the way for voters to decide in November whether to back a plan to eliminate a GOP-held seat in 2028.
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