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. The National Redistricting Foundation (NRF) directed litigation on behalf of and provided financial support to People Not Politicians (PNP) in this appeal.

“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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