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Supreme Court Orders Missouri to Use 2022 Map in 2026

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Supreme Court ordered Missouri to use its 2022 congressional map for the November 2026 election.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’s request to stay the Missouri Supreme Court injunction on Sept. 8.
The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Missouri to use the 2025 map on Sept. 21.
The Court said switching to the 2025 map now would create electoral chaos, invoking the Purcell principle.

History

Historical Context

In 1964 the Warren Court’s Reynolds v. Sims decision applied the “one-person-one-vote” principle—first set in Baker v. Carr (1962)—by requiring state legislative districts to have roughly equal populations. It eliminated disparities like Nevada Senate districts ranging from 568 to about 127,000 residents. That legacy guided the 2024 denial of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s bid to stop Missouri’s 2022 congressional map through 2026.

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Story summary

U.S. Supreme Court ordered Missouri to use its 2022 congressional map for the November 2026 election.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’s request to stay the Missouri Supreme Court injunction on Sept. 8.
The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Missouri to use the 2025 map on Sept. 21.
The Court said switching to the 2025 map now would create electoral chaos, invoking the Purcell principle.

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