High-ranking Indiana Sen. Holdman knocked off by Trump-endorsed challenger

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 138

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The highest-ranking Indiana state senator on President Donald Trump’s target list lost his Republican primary race.

Sen. Travis Holdman of Markle was seeking reelection to his northeastern Indiana seat, but fell to Bluffton City Councilman Blake Fiechter.

The Associated Press called Feichter’s victory as he had received 60% of the vote in preliminary tallies.

Holdman was looking to retain the Senate District 19 seat he’s held since 2008. He had considerable Statehouse clout as …

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