2026 Missouri elections

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a Republican, said any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map up for a vote won’t count. Proponents of the redistricting referendum said that’s an unlawful attempt to shorten the signature-gathering window.

Cori Bush says she expects a contentious rematch for Congress with incumbent Wesley Bell.

The St. Louis Democrat’s decision sets up a nationally watched rematch against Congressman Wesley Bell, who defeated Bush in one of the most expensive primaries in American history.

The Democratic National Committee on Monday announced it will send people and money to help a referendum effort aimed at blocking a new congressional map from going into effect.

Missouri Democrats gathered in St. Louis on Saturday for their annual Truman Dinner, the biggest event of the year for a party that remains on the outs in state politics.

Cole County Judge Daniel Green ordered a new ballot summary on a measure to repeal Amendment 3.

House Speaker Jon Patterson’s no vote caught the attention of detractors of the redrawn congressional map.

The plan requires constitutional amendments placed before voters through the initiative petition process to pass in a statewide vote and in all eight of Missouri’s congressional districts.

The proposed map could be open to a referendum that could prevent the measure from going into effect.

Oliver Roberts of the WashU Law AI Collaborative was a guest on the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.