Indiana state Sen. Mike Gaskill, who is the sponsor of the bill to redraw Indiana’s congressional map, points to a graphic while speaking at the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis, on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Eric Bradner/CNN Indianapolis —

The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats , rejecting President Donald Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will.

The 31-19 vote saw 21 Republicans join 10 Democrats in voting down the proposed map that would have positioned the GOP, which currently holds seven of Indiana’s nine US House seats, for a sweep of all nine seats in next year’s midterm elections.

The vote comes wit

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