INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana voters will not face new congressional districts in 2026 after the state Senate on Thursday afternoon rejected those maps by a vote of 31-19.

The vote brings to a close a five-month political drama in which the administration of President Donald Trump pressured Republican state lawmakers nationwide, and Indiana lawmakers in particular, to redraw U.S. House district maps to more heavily favor their party ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House and the president’s party typically loses control of that chamber in the first midterm election after a new president takes office.

Senators spent three hours debating the new maps. The issue divided the chamber’s Republicans. Sens. Liz Brow...