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Missouri state House passes Trump-backed congressional map
Missouri Republicans, supported by President Trump, passed a plan to redraw districts aiming to increase GOP seats from six to seven, intensifying the 2026 House majority battle.
- Missouri's Republican-led House passed a congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, aiming to help Republicans win seven out of eight U.S. House seats.
- The redistricting plan faces Democratic objections, with accusations of gerrymandering and a constitutional challenge from the Missouri NAACP asserting it violates state law.
- The revised map targets Congressman Emanuel Cleaver's 5th District, aiming to dilute Democratic voter strength by extending its boundaries into rural areas.
- The Missouri House approved the plan by a 90-65 vote, with some Republicans opposing it and calls for a referendum to block it from taking effect.
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By Lauren Burke The Missouri House on Tuesday approved a congressional map designed to weaken one of the state’s two Democratic incumbents, intensifying the partisan redistricting battles that are shaping the political landscape ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The measure, which passed in late August by a 90-to-65 vote, makes Missouri the second Republican-led state to adopt a plan targeting the seats of Black Democratic representatives.…
The new map of Missouri focuses on the state’s fifth congressional district, currently held by Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver. Republicans occupy seats in six of Missouri’s eight districts and the new map would favour the GOP in seven districts.
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