Trump-Backed Indiana Election Map Advances
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A committee of Indiana Lawmakers has advanced a congressional map on Monday.
It will now head to the floor of the state Senate for a vote.
It was a 6-3 vote.
Breaking: Indiana Senate Elections Committee passes new congressional map
Final Vote:
🟢 Yes: 6
🔴 No: 3Current Map:
🔴 Republicans: 7
🔵 Democrats: 2New Map:
🔴 Republicans: 9 (+2)
🔵 Democrats: 0 (-2) pic.twitter.com/cC6LkuJnK8— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) December 9, 2025
A committee of Indiana state lawmakers advanced a Republican-drawn congressional map Monday, sending it to the floor of the state Senate, where its outcome remains uncertain.
After more than six hours of testimony, the map passed out of the committee on a 6-3 vote, with one Republican, Sen. Greg Walker, joining with two Democrats in opposition. Half of the Republicans who voted “yes” suggested they did so to ensure a full vetting of the legislation on the Senate floor and hinted that their votes may change after further debate.
The map, which passed the House last week, is designed to net the GOP two seats in next year’s midterm elections. The Senate is expected to vote on it this week.
The new district lines were drawn at the urging of President Donald Trump, who has been pressuring Republican legislators across the country to enact maps that shore up the party’s narrow U.S. House majority.
The vote to pass the map is expected this week.
🚨 BREAKING: The Indiana Senate will vote on passing the 2026 redistricting map THIS WEEK – and GOP senators are facing major pressure from MAGA to follow through on the +2 red seat map.
9R-0D IS THE ONLY WAY! It’s passed committee, now it needs the floor vote.
State Rep.… pic.twitter.com/2nMX1vL7GS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 9, 2025
Two more states might also be going forward with redistricting.
Meanwhile, Florida Republicans have signaled they are likely to move forward with redrawing their state’s map, though the timeline is unclear.
Virginia Democrats are also poised to pass a constitutional amendment to go before voters in the spring or summer of next year that would temporarily allow the state to undergo mid-decade redistricting. Top Democrats in the state suggest they’re looking at a Democratic-favored, 10-1 map.
