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Indiana Senate Halts Redistricting Push After Votes Fall Short as Trump Threatens Primaries

The standoff underscores Republican divisions over an unusual mid‑decade map rewrite.

Demonstrators rally against redistricting at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on September 18.
FILE - A general exterior view of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
FILE - Republican 3rd district congressional candidate Greg Goode talks with supporters at a Johnson County Republican election watch party in Overland Park, Kan., Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
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Overview

  • Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said Republicans lacked the votes to reopen Indiana’s nine congressional districts, canceling a planned December return.
  • President Donald Trump blasted Bray and Sen. Greg Goode on Truth Social, warned that opponents of a redraw should be primaried, and criticized Gov. Mike Braun for not securing votes.
  • The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a false swatting report at Goode’s Terre Haute home hours after Trump’s posts, and the incident remains under investigation.
  • The White House and Vice President J.D. Vance had pressed Indiana for months to pursue a mid‑cycle map that supporters said could add GOP‑leaning seats beyond the current 7–2 delegation.
  • Indiana’s stall narrows the window for any pre‑2026 remap as national redistricting battles continue, with GOP moves in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio and Democratic efforts in California and Utah.