Missouri GOP Challenges Gerrymandered Senate Map | Columbia Missouri News

Columbia Missouri News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 17, 2026 · 1m

Missouri Republicans are pushing to reinstate a gerrymandered Senate map blocked by a federal court for violating the state constitution and diluting Black voting power in St. Louis and Kansas City, arguing it’s essential for August primaries and that voters shouldn’t decide on the map via referendum. Democrats fiercely oppose it, calling it blatantly discriminatory and unconstitutional, warning it could tilt Senate power back to Republicans. While a GOP-drawn House map already stands without challenge, the Senate case tests Missouri’s redistricting limits—and the state’s highest court may…