The GOP-controlled Indiana Senate has rejected a new congressional map that would likely yield two additional Republican-held House seats. The legislative chamber voted 19-31 against the map, with 21 Republicans joining all 10 Democrats to reject the map. BREAKING: The Indiana Senate has REJECTED the proposed 9-0 GOP gerrymander. The existing 7-2 congressional map will remain in place. pic.twitter.com/PeqiJlTGzM — VoteHub (@VoteHub) December 11, 2025 More from Indiana Capital Chronicle: With that tally, Indiana became the first Republican-led state Legislature to vote down Trump’s wish to squeeze out more GOP-friendly congressional seats in hopes of improving the party’s chances of keeping its slim U.S. House majority after the 2026 midterm elections. The Indiana House last week approved the new maps crafted by the National Republican Redistricting Trust to produce a 9-0 Republican delegation. It did so by carving up the two districts currently held by Democratic Reps. André Carson in Indianapolis and Frank Mrvan in the area along Lake Michigan near Chicago. But the Senate’s Republican leader, President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, has said repeatedly that too few GOP senators supported the mid-decade redistricting for it to pass. Thursday’s Senate outcome came even with Trump, Gov. Mike Braun and other redistricting supporters continuing to cajole — and politically threaten — Bray and other senators who opposed the move. “I am very disappointed that a small group of misguided State Senators have partnered with Democrats to reject this opportunity to protect Hoosiers with fair maps and to reject the leadership of President Trump,” Braun said. “Ultimately, decisions like this carry political consequences. I will be working with the President to challenge these people who do not represent the best interests of Hoosiers,” he continued. I am very disappointed that a small group of misguided State Senators have partnered with Democrats to reject this opportunity to protect Hoosiers with fair maps and to reject the leadership of President Trump. Ultimately, decisions like this carry political consequences. I will… — Governor Mike Braun (@GovBraun) December 11, 2025 CNN shared further: A pro-redistricting Republican, Sen. Liz Brown, said that passing new maps “actually is about trying to predetermine political outcomes — absolutely. It’s a privilege policy-makers have.” “The only way we can bolster Republican voices in Congress is to do this,” Brown said. The state’s two legislative leaders, House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, previously met with Trump. As it became clear the Indiana House would vote for the new map but that the Senate’s outcome was uncertain, Trump led a weeks-long pressure campaign against Bray, threatening to back primary opponents against him and other reluctant Republican senators in 2026 and 2028. His allies, including the Club for Growth, Turning Point USA and a new group led by veteran Indiana Republican operative Marty Obst and several veterans of Trump’s presidential campaigns, aired advertisements, held a statehouse rally and took to social media to vow to unseat senators who broke with the president’s wishes. Gov. Mike Braun, who is completing his first year in office, also publicly backed Trump’s redistricting push and floated the possibility of a challenge to Bray’s Senate leadership post, after Bray insisted last month that the chamber did not have enough votes to pass new maps.