Indiana state Sen. Greg Walker said he stands by his decision to vote against a redistricting effort backed by President Donald Trump after he lost his Republican primary on Tuesday.
Trump promised retribution after the Indiana legislature voted against a redistricting effort that could have shifted two House seats in Republicans’ favor. Of the 21 Republican state senators who voted against the bill in December 2025, seven were up for reelection. All but one of the senators were voted out by Trump-enforced challengers in Tuesday’s primary. One race remains too close to call.
In an interview with NBC News’s Meet the Press, Walker said he stands by his decision to vote against the Trump-backed bill.
“I made the right choice,” the senator said after being defeated by Trump-endorsed challenger Michelle Davis.
“I think many of us were surprised at the strength of the Trump endorsement,” he said. “I’ve served my district well for 20 years.”
Walker said he had 90% support from both parties in his district to reject the midterm election gerrymandering effort.
“Indiana is Indiana, and there were actions on the part of the Oval Office where they have no jurisdiction over choosing election maps for the state,” he said. “That’s our responsibility, and we can act on that as we see fit, for the constituents that we serve.”
Walker also spoke about the proposed map, saying he had concerns that it would not provide the desired results.
“My very first words when I heard of this was, ‘This is ridiculous, and this will backfire,’” Walker said. “Clearly, on the national level, it has been a backfire. There have been no groundswell of Republican-drafted seats.”
“But given the climate of the nation, Indiana’s current 7-2 breakdown of the congressional delegation could very well be a 6-3 once we reduce some of the margins of safety in some of these districts,” he added.
EXPERTS MISS TRUMP’S ENDURING PRESENCE IN AMERICAN POLITICS IN INDIANA RACES
Walker also criticized the president’s pressure strategy in the Hoosier State after they defied his will, noting the $9 million spent on intraparty fights.
“You would think some of those funds might be useful to incumbents in Congress that would like to run for reelection that currently represent the Republican Party,” he said.