Missouri GOP lawmakers had designed the contentious boundaries last year as part of a national effort championed by Donald Trump to aid party candidates in the midterms. Implementation was halted when the state's highest court ruled against using the lines for the midterms, an outcome the U.S. Supreme Court later upheld. Following the ballot measure's defeat, Representative Emanuel Cleaver easily won reelection to his Kansas City seat.
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Republican efforts to capture an additional Missouri congressional seat through redistric…: Republican efforts to capture an additional Missouri congressional seat through redistricting were decisively halted by voters.
Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver easily won reelection following the public reje…: Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver easily won reelection following the public rejection of the proposed congressional boundaries.
Redistricting emerged as a prominent multi-state battleground, with Maryland and Colorado…: Redistricting emerged as a prominent multi-state battleground, with Maryland and Colorado also addressing congressional map rules at the ballot box.
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Missouri voters have denied a Republican-backed congressional map that wound its way through the courts before ultimately ending up on the state's ballot. That's according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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GOP lawmakers in Missouri had passed the map last year to try to oust Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver by redrawing his Kansas City district. The goal was to pick up an additional House seat for Republicans.
The new district lines came amid a national mid-decade redistricting rush that was initiated by President Trump to try to boost his party ahead of the midterm elections.
Missouri's top court ruled that the Republican-backed map could not be in effect for the midterms, and instead voters would get to decide on it. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld that state court ruling.
Cleaver easily won reelection Tuesday, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
Missouri is not the only state deciding ballot measures relating to redistricting.
Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment to change rules for congressional redistricting, allowing Democratic state leaders to redraw districts ahead of the…
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