Liberal judge Susan Crawford won Wisconsin's state Supreme Court race, while Republicans held two Florida congressional seats in Tuesday's election.
The special elections come after Democrats flipped a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a Lancaster County district Donald Trump won by 15 points.
In a test of the mood in the wake of Musk’s tenure atop DOGE, persuasive evidence emerged in Florida that the tech mogul has become a political liability.
Election results in Wisconsin and Florida suggest the political landscape has shifted since Trump and Republicans won big last fall.
Voters in a crucial court race and two House special elections will provide hints of how the country views President Trump and Elon Musk, months after they took power.
Starting with a contentious Wisconsin court race, 2025 has a handful of key elections that could shape both parties' path forward.
The marquee race Tuesday is for a swing seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a technically nonpartisan election that has drawn at least $90 million in spending. Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk are backing conservative judge Brad Schimel while progressive billionaires and Democrats support liberal Susan Crawford.
Here are the takeaways from a liberal's victory in Wisconsin and GOP wins in Florida races to succeed Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz in Tuesday's elections.
Democrats won a Wisconsin Supreme Court race and lost two Florida special elections Tuesday, but the trends are clearly pointing in their direction.