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Indiana Senate Blocks Trump-Backed Redistricting Push, Trump Threatens Primaries

Senate leaders say the GOP lacks votes to reconvene in December, narrowing the window to revisit maps before the 2026 filing deadline.

Overview

  • Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced there are not enough Republican votes to reopen Indiana’s congressional map, and the chamber will not meet in December.
  • President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Indiana Republicans, labeling Rodric Bray and Greg Goode as RINOs and urging primary challenges against those opposing a redraw.
  • Governor Mike Braun, after speaking with Trump, posted that he remains committed to passing what he called fair maps and pressed senators to take a public vote.
  • The White House pressed for action for months, with Vice President J.D. Vance making two trips to Indianapolis, while Goode’s office said he would not take a position without an introduced map and bill.
  • Indiana’s current map favors Republicans 7–2 as national mid-decade battles intensify, with GOP-driven changes in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio and Democratic moves in California, all under tight legal and calendar constraints.