The billionaire supporter of President Donald Trump and his affiliated groups spent more than $21 million supporting the conservative in the race in hopes of breaking liberals' 4-3 majority on the court.
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into a Wisconsin Supreme Court race and even donned a local cheese-shaped hat at a political rally, only to have his candidate soundly defeated in a race viewed as an early referendum on Donald Trump's presidency.
Kamala Harris thanked Wisconsin voters after Susan Crawford's resounding win in the Supreme Court race and called out Elon Musk.
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The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court has won, defeating President Donald Trump’s endorsed challenger.
All 72 counties in Wisconsin shifted to the left in Tuesday’s state Supreme Court election, solidifying Dane County Judge Susan Crawford’s strong win. Crawford beat former Wisconsin Attorney General and Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel by 237,
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Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford has won Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, maintaining the liberal majority on the court in a key battleground state less than three months into President Donald Trump’s second term.
Wisconsin voters will choose a new State Supreme Court justice in an election that will determine whether liberals retain a 4-to-3 majority or whether conservatives take control of the state’s judiciary. While the race is technically nonpartisan, the state Democratic and Republican parties have each endorsed a candidate. Read more