2026年9月3日 美国东部时间晚上9:35 / 福克斯新闻频道
该裁决下令就新的选区划分方案举行全州投票，该方案原本可能让共和党获得7比1的席位优势
弗吉尼亚州最高法院否决民主党重划选区方案
弗吉尼亚州最高法院推翻了民主党提出的重划选区方案，废止了新的国会选区地图，重创了民主党在中期选举中的希望。前总统唐纳德·特朗普和前州长格伦·扬金称赞这一裁决是重大胜利。
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密苏里州最高法院周四一致否决了新通过的共和党支持的国会选区划分方案，禁止其在11月的中期选举中使用，裁定选民必须首先通过全州公投批准该地图。
这一裁决是共和党在全国范围内的重划选区斗争中罕见的挫折。
共和党原本希望借助密苏里州的新国会选区地图，帮助他们额外拿下一个席位，从而稳固其在众议院的微弱多数优势。
法院裁定，去年12月由反对者提交超过30万个签名后发起的公投请愿，使得新选区方案无法生效，除非获得选民批准。
【往期报道】民主党曾嘲讽特朗普的中期选举赌局——直到他大获全胜
共和党籍州务卿丹尼·霍斯金斯直到上月初选选举日才否决该请愿，辩称公投程序不能用于国会重划选区。下级法院支持霍斯金斯的决定，但州最高法院推翻了他的裁决。
“公投请愿合法、有效且及时，州务卿的结论完全错误，”法院在裁决中表示。包含新选区的方案“尚未生效，且在获得选民批准之前都不会生效。”
反对国会重划选区方案的民众在密苏里州最高法院外集会，展示提交的寻求就该方案举行全州投票的请愿签名数量。（美联社照片/大卫·A·利布）
法院表示，2020年人口普查后采用的国会选区地图“将继续完全有效适用于2026年11月的大选”。
密苏里州曾被视为摇摆州，但在过去二十年里大幅右倾。
共和党籍密苏里州总检察长凯瑟琳·哈纳韦计划立即向美国最高法院提起上诉。
“在美国历史上，从未有法院在初选之后、大选之前推翻国会选区地图。这一前所未有的裁决明显违反联邦法律，将我们州推入了全面的宪法危机，”哈纳韦在一份声明中说道。
“我们相信联邦法院不会允许剥夺每一位密苏里选民的选举权，而今天的裁决正是在这么做。”
总统唐纳德·特朗普称周四的裁决“荒谬”，并辩称其违宪，称11月选举前没有足够时间修改选区地图。
“密苏里州最高法院刚刚荒谬地裁定，将地图改回很久以前的样子，”他在Truth Social上写道。“这叫陈年旧事！问题是，根据法律学者的说法，这项裁决不仅糟糕、荒谬且违宪，而且在选举在即的短短时间内，已经没有足够时间改回原来的地图了。”
“美国的选举进程一如既往地被干扰！密苏里州必须能够使用仅在几个月前初选时使用的地图。这是密苏里州‘司法’的黑暗一天！”
反对国会重划选区方案的民众在密苏里州议会大厦外集会。（美联社照片/大卫·A·利布）
密苏里州的新选区方案已于上月初选中使用，但州最高法院表示，除非选民首先批准由共和党控制的州议会通过、并于去年9月由共和党州长迈克·基霍签署的新选区方案，否则不得再次使用。
基霍表示，他“对今天由非民选法官做出的裁决以及他们对立法程序的不尊重感到极度失望”。
“在初选中使用一套国会选区地图，而在大选中使用另一套，这是前所未有的，会给密苏里州选民带来不确定性，”他在X平台上说道。“今天的裁决不会改变我们对‘密苏里第一选区地图’及其背后原则的信念，我们将继续支持它，直到法律程序推进完毕。”
密苏里州最高法院的七名现任大法官中有五人由共和党州长任命，包括首席大法官。
新地图将民主党资深众议员伊曼纽尔·克利弗位于堪萨斯城地区的选区向东延伸，纳入倾向保守的农村选民，旨在让克利弗的选区更有利于共和党，他们希望借此让该州国会代表团的席位比例达到7比1。
【往期报道】最高法院允许阿拉巴马州共和党支持的国会选区地图用于中期选举
新地图将民主党资深众议员伊曼纽尔·克利弗（如图）的选区向东延伸，纳入倾向保守的农村选民。（美联社照片/大卫·A·利布）
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克利弗对该裁决回应称：“民众奋起反抗并取得了胜利。”
“超过30.5万名密苏里人要求有权选择将在国会大厅代表他们的人，”他在X平台上写道。“尽管有人企图愤世嫉俗且极其可耻地压制我们许多邻居的声音，但民众奋起反抗并取得了胜利。这再次证明，应该是人民选择他们的政客，而不是反过来。民主获胜了。”
民主党全国委员会主席肯·马丁也称这是“民主和密苏里州人民的重大胜利”。
“民主党将继续斗争，终结共和党操纵选区划分的骗局，确保所有选民都能发出自己的声音，”他在X平台上写道。
福克斯新闻记者保罗·斯坦豪瑟与美联社为本报道供稿。
Missouri high court blocks GOP-backed congressional maps ahead of midterms; Trump blasts ‘ridiculous’ ruling
September 3, 2026 9:35pm EDT / Fox News
The ruling orders a statewide vote on the new districts that would have likely given Republicans a 7-1 advantage
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The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously blocked newly enacted Republican-backed congressional districts from being used in November’s midterm elections, ruling that voters must first approve the map in a statewide referendum.
The ruling marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle.
The GOP had aimed to use Missouri’s new congressional map to help them win an additional seat and hold onto its slim House majority.
The court ruled that the referendum petition, filed in December after opponents submitted more than 300,000 signatures, prevented the new districts from taking effect unless approved by voters.
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Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins waited until primary Election Day last month to reject the petition, arguing that the referendum process cannot be used for congressional redistricting. A lower court sided with Hoskins, but the state Supreme Court overturned his decision.
“The referendum petition was legal, sufficient, and timely, and the secretary incorrectly concluded otherwise,” the court said in its ruling. The measure with the new districts “did not go into effect and will not go into effect unless and until approved by the voters.”
People opposing a congressional redistricting plan rally outside the Missouri Supreme Court while displaying the number of petition signatures submitted seeking a statewide vote on the measure.(AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
Now, the congressional map adopted after the 2020 census “remains in full force and effect for the November 2026 general election,” the court said.
Once considered a swing state, Missouri has dramatically shifted to the right over the past two decades.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, plans to immediately appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Never before in American history has a court overturned a congressional map after a primary and before a general election. This unprecedented decision clearly violates federal law and has thrust our state into a full‑fledged constitutional crisis,”Hanaway said in a statement.
“We are confident that the federal courts will not allow every Missouri voter to be disenfranchised, which is what today’s decision does.”
President Donald Trump called Thursday’s ruling “ridiculous” and argued it was unconstitutional, saying there will not be enough time to change the map before November’s elections.
“The Missouri Supreme Court just ridiculously ruled in favor of changing the maps back to what they were a long time ago,” he wrote on Truth Social. “It’s called, Ancient History! The problem is, according to Legal Scholars, that not only was the ruling horrible, ridiculous, and unConstitutional, but there won’t be enough time to change the map back with the Election coming up in a very short period of time.
“The Election Process, as usual, is being disturbed in America! Missouri must be able to use the map that was in effect just a couple of months ago, in the Primary. This is a Dark Day for ‘Justice’ in Missouri!”
Opponents of a congressional redistricting plan rally outside the Missouri Capitol.(AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
Missouri’s new districts were used in the primaries last month, but the state Supreme Court said they cannot be used again unless voters first uphold the new districts passed by the GOP-controlled legislature and signed by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe last September.
Kehoe said he is “extremely disappointed in today’s decision by unelected judges and their lack of respect for the legislative process.”
“Holding a primary election under one congressional map and a general election under another is unprecedented and creates uncertainty for Missouri voters,” he said on X. “Today’s ruling does not change our belief in the Missouri First Map or the principles behind it, and we will continue to stand behind it as the legal process moves forward.”
Five of the seven current justices on the Missouri Supreme Court, including the chief justice, were appointed by Republican governors.
The new map targeted longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-area district by shifting it eastward to include rural right-leaning voters. The map was intended to make Cleaver’s district more favorable to Republicans, who hoped it would produce a 7-1 advantage in the state’s congressional delegation.
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The new map targeted the district of longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, pictured, by shifting it eastward to include rural right-leaning voters.(AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
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Cleaver responded to the ruling by saying, “The people fought back and won.”
“More than 305,000 Missourians demanded a say in who will represent them in the halls of Congress,” he wrote on X.”Despite the cynical and deeply shameful attempt to silence many of our neighbors, the people fought back and won. This reaffirms that the people should choose their politicians, not the other way around. Democracy prevails.”
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin also called it a “big win for democracy and the people of Missouri.”
“Democrats will continue fighting to end the Republican gerrymandering sham and ensure all voters can make their voices heard,” he wrote on X.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser and The Associated Press contributed to this report.