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Missouri Launches Special Session as Utah Ruling and Texas Map Intensify Mid‑Cycle Redistricting Fight

Control of the House could hinge on a handful of seats shaped by off‑cycle maps and court decisions.

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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe greets lawmakers as he enters the house chamber to deliver the State of the State address, Jan. 28, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo.
President Donald Trump concludes an address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber on March 4, 2025.
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Overview

  • Missouri’s GOP-led legislature convenes today to consider a map likely to shift the delegation from 6–2 to 7–1 by targeting Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-based district.
  • A Utah district judge threw out the state’s congressional map and set a Sept. 24 deadline for a replacement, with legislative leaders seeking a stay as they prepare an appeal.
  • Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new congressional map designed to add roughly five Republican-leaning seats, drawing multiple lawsuits that allege racial discrimination.
  • California voters will decide Nov. 4 on Proposition 50 to allow a legislative redraw; the state Supreme Court denied an initial GOP petition to block the measure from the ballot.
  • Election analysts estimate redistricting alone could net Republicans roughly four to 12 House seats, with outcomes in states like Utah, Missouri and California potentially decisive for 2026.