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GOP Redistricting Edge Blunted by Missouri

September 15, 2026 · 2:01 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “Missouri reverting to its old House districts for 2026 slightly lessens the overall GOP improvement on the national House map, although the map is still more favorable to them than the map in place for 2024 was.”

“A state-by-state scorecard based on our House ratings shows the Republicans gaining between 2 to 6 seats from redistricting this cycle, although there is potential for the final tally to end up somewhere outside of that range.”

2026 Campaign, Redistricting

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