Crawford won by approximately 10% of the vote share, even as groups supporting Brad Schimel—including Musk’s America PAC—spent vastly more money.

Susan Crawford, the winner of a key race to fill a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was backed by national Democrats and made opposition to Elon Musk a centerpiece of her campaign.

Susan Crawford defeated GOP-backed Brad Schimel in a closely contested race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

National Democrats sent in millions for the liberal's campaign while Trump endorsed — and Musk financed — the conservative's. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court.

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.

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.

Spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election has passed $90 million as of Monday, according to a tally by the Brennan Center for Justice.

While the election was technically nonpartisan, the Democratic Party and liberal groups threw their support behind Crawford, while Republicans and their allies lined up behind Brad Schimel.