Missouri Republicans advanced a new set of congressional lines this month that look to add one pickup opportunity for them in the House ahead of 2026, making them the third state poised to tee up a new House map before the midterms.

Legislators in the Show Me State convened for a special session over several of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s (R) priorities, including an unusual move to redraw the state’s congressional lines mid-decade amid a larger push from the White House to have red states rewrite their maps before 2026. Kehoe is expected to sign the new map into law soon.

Blue states have started to respond in kind as they look to blunt potential Republican gains in the midterms.

Here’s a look at the states expected to redraw their House maps next:

Ohio

Ohio lawmakers are tasked with submitting a new congressional map before the end of the month after the one that was used during the 2022 cycle didn’t receive enough bipartisan support.

The Buckeye State was originally the only state expected to redraw their maps this year before President Trump and the White House pressed other GOP states to do redistricting ahead of next year’s midterms. Republicans are expected to try and at least make reelection harder for Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D) and Emilia Sykes (D).

If lawmakers aren’t able to pass their map with enough bipartisan support before the end of the month, the process is kicked over to the Ohio Redistricting Commission. If the commission isn’t able to secure support over a proposed House map from its two Democratic members by the end of October, the process returns to the state legislature.

Depending on how much bipartisan support the proposed House map receives in the Capitol, it’ll either remain in effect for four years or until the end of the decade. Lawmakers have until the end of November to pass their map.

Indiana

Indiana Republicans are weighing whether to redraw their House map to make further gains in their congressional delegation as the GOP faces an intense lobbying effort from the........

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