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But despite passing the statehouse, the map failed in the Senate 31-19, with 21 Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it.
President Trump, at the time, posting a warning to True Social, quote, anybody that votes against redistricting and the success of the Republican Party in D.C.
will be, I am sure, met with a mega primary in the spring.
I will do everything within my power to make sure that they will not hurt the Republican Party and our country again.
Tuesday's results delivering a political bloodbath for the Republicans who crossed President Trump on redistricting.
Of the seven GOP state senators who voted against the map, five were defeated by Trump-backed primary challengers.
One incumbent survived, while the seventh race, as of yesterday evening, remains too close to call.
The losses were not close, each of the five defeated incumbents losing by double digits.
One of the biggest upsets coming in the race involving veteran state senator Travis Holdman, the chamber's number three Republican.
The results increasing pressure on Republican leader and Indiana state senator Rod Bray, a top target of President Trump, though he is not up for reelection until 2028.
A MAGA ally in the state telling Politico the primary defeats could shift nine votes away from Bray's block as lawmakers who survived Tuesday's purge now face growing pressure from the Trump wing of the party.
CNN's are let signs yesterday on what these Indiana results could mean for the broader Republican Party heading into the midterms.
With Tuesday's result, the likelihood of the Indiana state legislature revisiting redistricting is high.
Elsewhere Tuesday night, Tuesday's primaries finalizing the field in two nationally watched statewide races in Ohio.
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy handily securing his party's nomination for governor and will now face Democrat Amy Acton, who led Ohio's public health response during COVID.
and the state now set for a high-stakes U.S.
Senate battle.
Republican Senator and incumbent John Husted moving on to the general election against Democrat Sherrod Brown, both men easily beating their respective primary competitors.
Coming up, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick under scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
After Epstein files raised new questions about his past contacts with the disgraced financier.