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Missouri court allows new Trump-backed U.S. House districts to be used in November election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people. The ruling Wednesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green is a victory for Republicans seeking to hold onto their slim majority in the U.S. But the case is likely to end up in the state Supreme Court. Missouri's new districts already were used in the August primaries.

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Scoop News DeskMissouri · Published Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM UTCUpdated Friday, August 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC

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The judge agreed with Hoskins and other Republicans, who joined in defense of the new map. "The Missouri Constitution does not supply any statement — let alone a clear one — reallocating authority over congressional redistricting away from the General Assembly to a referendum process," Green wrote in the ruling.

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