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Missouri Supreme Court Holds Hoskins in Contempt Over Map

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC · How we work

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Missouri Supreme Court held Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for ignoring its order to use the 2022 map.
U.S. Supreme Court paused a district court order, blocking the 2025 gerrymandered map from being used.
Local election officials prepared two ballot sets, one for each contested congressional map.
Republicans filed an Eighth Circuit appeal on September 8, which will not affect this year’s ballots.

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Missouri Supreme Court held Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for ignoring its order to use the 2022 map.
U.S. Supreme Court paused a district court order, blocking the 2025 gerrymandered map from being used.
Local election officials prepared two ballot sets, one for each contested congressional map.
Republicans filed an Eighth Circuit appeal on September 8, which will not affect this year’s ballots.