{"id":2647579,"date":"2026-08-20T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-score-crucial-court-win-on-redistricting-just-before-midterms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:16:41","slug":"republicans-score-crucial-court-win-on-redistricting-just-before-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-score-crucial-court-win-on-redistricting-just-before-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Score Crucial Court Win on Redistricting Just Before Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-score-crucial-court-win-on-redistricting-just-before-midterms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647579&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Missouri judge ruled that the current congressional district maps should be used for the November elections, rejecting efforts to hold a referendum on redistricting. The court found that changing district boundaries after primary elections violates federal law and that Missouri voters\u2019 rights to have their ballots counted would be compromised by such changes.Despite the state&#8217;s constitutional provisions allowing referendums, the court emphasized that congressional redistricting is a matter solely within the legislature\u2019s domain under both state and federal law. The ruling upheld the Republican-backed district boundaries, which aim to add one Republican seat to the state&#8217;s existing six, reducing Democratic seats from two to one. The decision was praised as a victory for election integrity, though an appeal was filed by the plaintiff. The case highlighted ongoing disputes over redistricting, with the districts set to be used in the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Missouri judge ruled Wednesday that redrawn congressional district lines should be used for the November elections, turning aside an effort to have a referendum held on the redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled in favor of Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmbc.com\/article\/ruling-missouri-judge-upholds-new-congressional-map-for-2026-election\/73479074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMBC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Green said Hoskins followed the law when he rejected a petition to hold a referendum on the new boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary of State\u2019s decision to not certify the referendum petition directed at HB 1 was lawful,\u201d part of the opinion reads. \u201cHB 1 remains in full force and effect for the 2026 general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green ruled that changing boundaries after they were used for the state\u2019s primary elections violates federal law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaintiff\u2019s requested relief plainly violates the right of Missouri voters to have their ballot counted,\u201d Green wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFederal law precludes this Court from ordering the State to use a different congressional map than the one under which Missouri conducted the 2026 primary elections,\u201d he ruled.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Missouri Constitution allows for a referendum on anything the state Legislature does, Green said that does not apply in this case, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2026\/08\/19\/judge-hears-arguments-in-case-over-missouri-redistricting-referendum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat provision at most merely raises, but does not answer, the question whether the referendum power extends to congressional redistricting, a domain (the Missouri Constitution) and the U.S. Constitution separately and specifically assign to the General Assembly,\u201d Green wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Green accepted the argument that although the petition met the required number of signatures, its goal was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a resounding victory for Missouri voters and election integrity,\u201d Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe court rejected Democrats\u2019 latest scheme to overturn lawful congressional maps and create chaos ahead of the election. Missouri\u2019s maps were fairly enacted by the legislature, upheld in court, and used in this year\u2019s primary election. Today\u2019s ruling makes clear those maps will stand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney John Gore, representing the Republican National Committee, the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee and the Missouri Republican State Committee, had said the referendum penalized primary voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to imagine any kind of judicial order that would cause more widespread voter confusion or erosion in confidence in the integrity of this state\u2019s elections than the relief plaintiff seeks,\u201d Gore said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AP: Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts to be used in November election<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SCQamkXS9Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/SCQamkXS9Y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fkiuoqIMtj\">pic.twitter.com\/fkiuoqIMtj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Politics &#038; Poll Tracker \ud83d\udce1 (@PollTracker2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/2090440289802420429?\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/missouri-judge-hands-trump-gop-major-redistricting-win-ahead-midterm-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted that Missouri changed the boundaries hoping to add one Republican seat to the six now held by the GOP. 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