# 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.
- Title: Missouri's map flip leaves a million voters in limbo
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/politics/election-chaos-red-state-stranger-republicans-supreme-court-ruling
- Author: Amanda Macias
- Published: 2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: redistricting, missouri, midterms, supreme court, gerrymandering, news, politics
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.