# Missouri Supreme Court upholds gerrymandered congressional map for August primary

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/missouri-supreme-court-upholds-gerrymandered-congressional-map-for-august-primary/
- Published: 2026-05-14T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Collage: (left) Kansas City, Missouri &#8211; May 16, 2022 by David Brossard via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. (middle) Emanuel Cleaver &#8211; September 6, 2018 by US House Office of Photography via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. (right) Jefferson City, Missouri by Sarah Minor / USDA via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. Article by Rudi Keller. Missouri Independent &#8211; May 12, 2026. The unanimous rulings hand Republicans a legal victory in their push to use a new map aimed at unseating Kansas City Democrat Emanuel Cleaver A congressional map drawn last year in a special session is constitutional and will be used in the August primary because it is uncertain whether a referendum petition seeking to repeal it will succeed, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.missouriindependent.com Video: Missouri voters could still see congressional map question on ballot after court ruling &#8211; KMBC 9
