"JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative approval to a redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat in next year's elections. The Senate vote sends the redistricting plan to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, who said he will sign it into law soon. But opponents immediately announced a referendum petition that, if successful, could force a statewide vote on the new map."
"Each seat could be critical, because Democrats need to gain just three seats to win control of the House, which would allow them to obstruct Trump's agenda and launch investigations into him. Trump is trying to stave off a historic trend in which the president's party typically loses seats in midterm elections. On his social media site Friday, Trump touted Missouri's "much fairer, and much improved, Congressional map" that he said "will help send an additional MAGA Republican to Congress in the 2026 Midterm Elections.""
Missouri Republicans approved a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan that could help the party capture an additional U.S. House seat. The Senate passed the plan and sent it to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, who intends to sign it into law. Opponents led by People Not Politicians immediately launched a referendum petition that could force a statewide vote if enough signatures are gathered. The redistricting follows the 2020 census and joins similar partisan efforts in other states ahead of the midterm elections. Nationally, Democrats need three House gains to win control, while President Trump praised the Missouri map on social media.
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