Most Trump-Backed Challengers Defeat Indiana Republicans Who Rejected Redistricting

Trump endorsed GOP challengers in seven state Senate races where incumbents had opposed congressional redistricting.
Published: 5/5/2026, 10:09:25 PM EDT
Most Trump-Backed Challengers Defeat Indiana Republicans Who Rejected Redistricting
Campaign signs appear at Geist Christian Church, Indianapolis, during the primary election on May 5, 2025. (Lawrence Wilson/Epoch Times)

INDIANAPOLIS—Several Republican state senators who opposed a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump lost primary election challenges on May 5 to candidates endorsed by the president.

Two others won their primaries over Trump-back challengers.

Twenty-one GOP senators had voted against the redistricting plan, some citing lack of support for it in their districts and suspicion of Washington-based insiders meddling in state politics.

Trump endorsed challengers in seven races where those senators faced primary opposition.

In Indiana's congressional races, incumbents fared better. Six easily overcame primary challengers as three others ran unopposed.

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