Redistricting return, leadership questions loom after Indiana Senate primary shakeup

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 1,088

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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A return of the congressional redistricting debate. A potential shakeup of Indiana Senate leadership and a greater willingness to push through a right-wing agenda.

Those are all possible repercussions from the wave of Republican primary victories by President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates over incumbent senators who defied his redistricting demands.

The ouster of six senators with nearly a century of General Assembly experience will usher in a group of new lawmakers whom Gov. Mike Braun and …

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