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Election News Digest [1]

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Date: 2026-05-05  

At Least Five Trump-Backed Challengers Win in Indiana

“A majority of Republican state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday, dealing the president wins in a deep red state just four months after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan,” the AP reports.

The Indianapolis Star reports that of the seven challengers endorsed by Trump, at least five won.

— Political Wire

Cornyn trails Paxton in new Texas Senate poll

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is trailing his state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, ahead of their upcoming primary runoff for Cornyn’s seat.

In the poll from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, 48 percent of likely voters backed Paxton, while 45 percent backed Cornyn and 7 percent were unsure about their vote.

The two Republican candidates have courted President Trump’s endorsement in the race, and days after they advanced to a runoff, the president teased that he’d support one candidate and request that the other leave the race. However, the formal dropout date passed in March and no backing came.

— The Hill

Carson fends off Democratic challengers in Indiana House primary

Incumbent Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) fended off primary challengers to win the Democratic primary for his Indianapolis-area House seat, according to Decision Desk HQ.

The race for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, which Carson has represented for nine terms, is one of several this cycle that saw younger, progressive candidates challenge longtime members of Congress amid mounting frustration with the old guard.

Democrat George Hornedo, a 34-year-old strategist, entered the race calling for “new leadership that listens, fights, and delivers results,” though he stressed to The Hill last year that his bid was “not really about generational change” and more about trying new tactics for the party.

— The Hill

House progressives knock DCCC for picking sides in contested primary

House progressives in leadership positions knocked the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) — their own campaign arm — on Monday for endorsing a candidate in a contested primary.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (CPC PAC) publicly took issue with the DCCC endorsing California Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and adding her to its “Red to Blue” program, which ensures organizational and fundraising support.

Bains is a physician running against Randy Villegas, a professor at College of the Sequoias, who has been endorsed by the CPC PAC and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

— The Hill

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