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Reuters |
Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, maintaining the court's 4-3 liberal majority in a setback for President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk,...
BBC |
Susan Crawford defeated her conservative rival Brad Schimel.
USA Today |
The high-stakes race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was the most expensive judicial race in U.S. History.
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Crawford's victory cements liberal control of the court until at least 2028 and marks a defeat for President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
Here we go again. After initially trying to downplay his candidate’s loss in the Wisconsin state Supreme Court race, Elon Musk has now boosted a post on his social media platform X claiming there was “overwhelming” evidence the election was “stolen.
Susan Crawford's convincing victory — and Elon Musk's role in the race — provided plenty of fodder for TV's late-night comedians Wednesday night.
President Trump won Wisconsin in 2024, carrying it by a margin of 0.86%. More than $90 million has been pumped into Tuesday's state judicial race.
Judge Susan Crawford defeated conservative-backed candidate Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court despite Musk pouring millions into the race.
The next Wisconsin Supreme Court general election will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. It will follow a primary in February.
Driven by a highly partisan race for the technically nonpartisan office of state Supreme Court that drew national attention as a referendum on Donald Trump's first months in office and set an all-time judicial race spending record, both the city and the county saw more than 50% of their voting-age populations cast ballots.
Wisconsin voters go to the polls Tuesday for the state’s Supreme Court election, which is drawing national attention as billionaire Elon Musk spends millions on the high-stakes race, which could have national implications for House races and the 2028 presidential election—and help Musk-owned Tesla.
President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and his Democratic-backed challenger are making a final blitz across the state.