Gov. Mike Kehoe wants to redraw the Missouri congressional maps to "put Missouri values first." (" Editorial: Kehoe, GOP are about to undermine Missouri’s democracy. Don’t call it ‘values.’ " Sept. 3.)

I, too, support putting Missouri values first because, based on the state's recent voting trends, those values would reduce the number of Republicans representing Missouri in the U.S. House from five to four, and increase the number of Democrats from Missouri from two to three.

In the 2024 congressional election, Republican candidates combined in Missouri received about 1.6 million votes (about 58% of the total votes cast), while Democratic candidates received about 1.1 million votes, or about 38%. Yet Republicans occupy six of the state's eight House seats, or 75% of the total, while De

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