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The plan is being floated by Gov. Mike Kehoe at the request of President Donald Trump, who hopes to pick up Republican seats in a bid to keep the U.S. House in GOP hands during the 2026 mid-term elections, when the sitting president’s party often loses control of the House or Senate.

To achieve that, Missouri Republicans will have to alter all but two of the state’s other districts in search of population and party affiliation.

Here is a breakdown of the map to be taken up by the Missouri Legislature during the special session that kicked off Wednesday:

District 1

If approved, the district, which encompasses the 51ºÚÁÏ area, would pick up Maryland Heights. On the south, the border roughly follows the River Des Peres until it meets the Mississippi River. Democratic U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell represents the district.

District 2

Once known as a mostly western 51ºÚÁÏ suburban district, it would take in much of 51ºÚÁÏ’ southern suburbs. It also would pick up territory in Crawford and Washington County that had been in the 3rd district. Republican Ann Wagner of Ballwin represents the district.

District 3

The proposed map give Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Onder’s 3rd district a lot of new territory, including all of St. Charles County. It points north to take in new areas including Hannibal, Bowling Green, Mexico and Vandalia. The district also would include Mark Twain Lake.

District 4

Currently represented by Republican Mark Alford, District 4 would lose part of Columbia, the Lake of the Ozarks, Sedalia and Warrensburg to the newly configured 5th district. The 4th also would gain a stretch of Kansas City along the state’s border with Kansas.

District 5

This Kansas City-based district is the heart of the governor’s redistricting plan. It would move from an urban Democratic district to encompass rural red counties across the state’s midsection. The new district, represented by 11-term Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, still would have Kansas City voters, but it also would gain redder areas to the east in Jefferson City and Moberly, which are closer in driving distance to 51ºÚÁÏ. It also would get a piece of Boone County, but not the Democratic areas of Columbia.

District 6

Now held by Republican Sam Graves, the district would gain a piece of northern Kansas City and stretch across the entire northern upper half of the state. 

District 7

Currently represented by Republican Rep. Eric Burlison, of Battlefield, this district would be left untouched under the proposed map.

District 8

Republican Jason Smith, of Salem, currently holds the seat. The district lines would not change under the proposed plan.

The proposed map will get its first committee hearing .

Editor's note: This story has been updated to remove an error regarding the proposed boundaries of Congressional District 6.