The effort came with a financial cost. AdImpact, a tracking firm, estimated that spending in Indiana’s state Senate primaries reached roughly $13.5 million this cycle, compared with less than $300,000 two years ago.
“Welcome to D.C. politics in Indiana because this means that’s what’s coming,” state Sen. Travis Holdman, one of the incumbents to lose his primary, said.
More redistricting fights may lie ahead
The President has pushed Republican-led states, including Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio, to redraw their maps in ways that could strengthen the party’s position in the 2026 elections.
This has led to a broader national fight over congressional maps, with Democratic-led states pushing back against Republican gains, after voters in both California and Virginia approved redistricting maps that would solidify Democratic gains.
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