Most Trump-Backed Challengers Defeat Indiana Republicans Who Rejected Redistricting

Trump endorsed GOP challengers in seven state Senate races where incumbents had opposed a congressional redistricting bid backed by the president.

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.

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.