A trio of spring elections offered early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the federal government and the outsize role being played by billionaire Elon Musk in the early days of his new administration.

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Two important elections are occurring in Florida and Wisconsin that will help Republicans in the major key swing state of Wisconsin and the red state of Florida.

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.

Elon Musk has become a major player in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, while Republicans will be put to the test in Trump territory in Florida.

On April 1, voters in Florida's 1st and 6th districts will decide two U.S. House races, while Wisconsinites will elect a state Supreme Court justice.

Tuesday’s election to fill a Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin has emerged as the country’s first major political battle since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. It offers both an early test of the president’s popularity in a state he narrowly flipped last year and a gauge of the political machine that Trump ally Elon Musk has deployed to drive up turnout in this swing state.

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Wisconsin voters on Tuesday delivered Democrats their biggest boost since President Donald Trump returned to power, handing liberals a state Supreme Court majority and defying Elon Musk’s record-shattering effort to bolster a conservative Trump acolyte.