Trump Indiana Primary Results: Six Senators Defeated in $13.5M Redistricting Revenge

# Trump Indiana Primary Results: Six Senators Defeated in $13.5M Redistricting Revenge

> **Quick answer:** Six Republican Indiana state senators who voted against Trump's congressional redistricting plan in December 2025 lost their seats in the May 5, 2026 primary. Trump-backed challengers outspent incumbents in races that drew $13.5 million in ads — nearly 5,000% more than 2024 state Senate spending. The night delivered the clearest proof yet that crossing Trump in a Republican primary has become close to a career-ending bet.

The results are in, and they are not subtle. On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Trump Indiana primary challengers swept through six of eight targeted Republican state senators, ending careers that in some cases stretched back decades. The message sent to every Republican lawmaker in the country: the cost of defying the White House is now measurable in votes, and the White House will spend whatever it takes to collect.

## Six Senators Out: The Full Results

When Indiana's Republican-controlled state Senate voted 31-to-19 on December 11, 2025 to reject Trump's congressional redistricting plan — a map designed to eliminate Democratic seats and pad the GOP's House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms — Trump responded within hours with a threat: every Republican who voted no would face a primary challenger he would personally back.

Five months later, that threat was executed with remarkable precision.