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The Indiana Senate voted 31-19 to defeat a mid-census redistricting map Thursday, ending a monthslong effort by the Trump administration to shift Indiana’s congressional districts.

House Bill 1032, which addresses mid-census redistricting and gives Republicans an advantage in all nine congressional districts, was introduced and passed by the House last week. This week, the Senate heard from more than 100 people in committee and advanced the bill through Thursday without amending it.

The proposed map, which was released last week, would have split the 1st District, currently held by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, into two, and the 7th District, currently held by U.S. Rep. André Carson, D-Indianapolis, into four districts.

Indiana Gov. Mik

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