NRF Statement on SCOTUS Blocking Another Attempt to Install Missouri’s Mid-Decade Gerrymander

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted another emergency stay to block an Eighth Circuit order requiring the use of Missouri’s mid-decade congressional gerrymander after voting had begun for the 2026 midterm elections. As a result, Missourians will continue voting under the 2022-enacted congressional map.

“This victory is the final nail in the coffin of Missouri’s egregious mid-decade gerrymander for the 2026 midterms,” said Marina Jenkins, Executive Director of the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF). “Make no mistake: in the 2026 midterms, Missourians will not only vote on the Show Me State’s 2022 congressional map, a map that keeps Kansas City together, but they will also have the opportunity to veto Republicans’ egregious mid-decade gerrymander at the ballot box.” 

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