From Fox News · Amanda Macias · · 1m 30s
Missouri's map flip leaves a million voters in limbo
Missouri Republicans drew a new House map, won a primary under it, then lost it weeks before the general election.
In brief
Missouri Republicans drew a new House map, won a primary under it, then lost it weeks before the general election. Missouri's August primary ran on a map that will not exist in November, and roughly a quarter of the state's voters could land in a different district than the one they just voted in. Originally reported…
The map is blocked
The Supreme Court blocked the congressional map Missouri Republicans drew, killing a plan that could have handed the GOP another House seat in November.
Back to 2022 lines
Missouri now has to run the November election on its 2022 boundaries, not the new ones backed by Trump and state Republicans.
Primary ran on the wrong map
The August primary was held under the new map. Candidates won their nominations inside districts that will not exist by the general election.
Kansas City was the target
The new lines pushed parts of Democrat Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City district into Republican-leaning rural areas. The 2022 map keeps that seat safer for Democrats.
Seven of eight was the goal
Republicans hold six of Missouri's eight House seats and hoped the redraw would get them to seven. That path is closed for now.
A million voters reassigned
An AP estimate puts the shuffle at more than a million people, close to a quarter of Missouri's electorate, with the election only weeks away.
“The Supreme Court did not explain its reasoning in the brief order.”
What it means
Missouri's August primary ran on a map that will not exist in November, and roughly a quarter of the state's voters could land in a different district than the one they just voted in.
