Some Republican state Senators in Indiana who defied pressure from the right and blocked a proposed new congressional map on Thursday said they were listening to their constituents. They faced pressure that came in part from the White House,

The Indiana Senate voted 31-19 to defeat a mid-census redistricting map Thursday, ending a months-long effort by the Trump administration to shift Indiana’s congressional districts.

Trump has urged GOP-led states to gerrymander their U.S. house districts ahead of the 2026 elections to create more winnable seats for Republicans. It’s an unusual move, since the district boundaries are usually adjusted based on the census every 10 years.

A day after the Indiana Senate rejected President Donald Trump’s contentious mid-decade redistricting proposal, warnings of political and financial retaliation escalated — including public threats that the Hoosier State could lose federal funding as punishment for GOP senators’ refusal to approve the new congressional map.

The president was actively urging GOP lawmakers to support the bill. Republican State Senator Greg Goode got at least two calls from the president on redistricting, including one on Monday, he told the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Goode spoke with other White House officials Wednesday, but remained undecided ahead of the vote.