Indiana's Republican-led Senate voted against a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party in the 2026 elections, despite months of pressure by President Donald Trump for a rare mid-cycle redistricting.
Twenty-one senators from the Republican supermajority and all 10 of the chambers Democrats voted down the redistricting proposal. Trump has urged GOP-led states to gerrymander their U.S. House districts ahead of the midterms to create more winnable seats for Republicans. It's an unusual move, since the district boundaries are usually adjusted based on the census every 10 years.
Ahead of the vote, Trump again criticized Indiana senators who resisted the plan, repeating his vow to back primary challengers against them.
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