Missouri to take up redistricting in special session, likely netting GOP 1 seat

(Left photo) Official portrait of Gov. Mike Kehoe – 2025. Photo courtesy of Missouri State Archives via Flickr. Public domain. (Center) Screenshot of President Trump’s Truth Social post. (Right photo) Official portrait of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver – 2018. Photo courtesy of the US House Office of Photography via Wikimedia. Public domain. Article by Aaron Pellish. Politico – August 29, 2025.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that the state’s Legislature will draw new congressional maps in a special session, officially inserting the deep-red state into the nationwide redistricting battle that will reshape the fight to control the House in 2026. Missouri’s redistricting push could see the state add an additional Republican-majority district to its eight-member congressional delegation. The delegation is currently split between six Republicans and two Democrats. […]

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