Trump-backed candidates rout Indiana Senate incumbents in redistricting revenge campaign
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Updated · IndyStar · May 6
Trump-backed candidates rout Indiana Senate incumbents in redistricting revenge campaign
21 articles · Updated · IndyStar · May 6
Six challengers won, only Senator Greg Goode clearly survived, and Senator Spencer Deery led Paula Copenhaver by three points in an unresolved race.
Allied groups spent more than $10 million, helping topple veterans including Travis Holdman and Jim Buck and potentially shifting the Republican caucus toward backing Trump's future redistricting demands.
The primaries underscored Trump's grip on Indiana Republicans after lawmakers rejected mid-decade redistricting, though some voters and defeated incumbents criticised heavy outside spending and retribution politics.
How did one state senator defy an $8 million campaign to keep his seat?
When outside money reshapes local politics, what does it mean for constituents?