The United States Supreme Court on Friday blocked a Republican-led redistricting push in Missouri for the third time as voters prepare to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections.

The ruling comes after the Supreme Court agreed late Tuesday to review which congressional districts must be used for the Nov. 3 election after a federal appeals court tipped the case back in favor of a GOP-friendly map.

The court blocked in its latest order an appeals court ruling that sought to revive the 2025 map despite two previous Supreme Court decisions and a ruling by the state Supreme Court that ruled against Republicans on the same issue.

The ruling means the state will now use the electoral map that was used in the 2022 elections, which includes six seats held by Republicans and two held by Democrats. The 2025 map would potentially put seven seats in Republican control and one in Democrat control by eliminating a seat held by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

The appeals court had ruled the state had to use the 2025 map in part because the primary election had already taken place using it.

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