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Elon Musk has reacted to Judge Susan Crawford defeating conservative-backed candidate Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
From Newsweek
“Today Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections and our Supreme Court,” Crawford said in her victory speech.
From Associated Press
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Elon Musk was a prominent fundraiser in the campaign, and was the subject of attack ads aired by Crawford's supporters.
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.
The Democrats scored several key victories in local elections, unseating Republican-backed incumbents in Illinois and Wisconsin.
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.
Today's consequential Wisconsin Supreme Court election will send a political signal far beyond the state's borders.
A trio of off-cycle election results show the president and his party losing political ground, even as they won two of the three races. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins has a look at the message sent by voters in Wisconsin and Florida.
Judge Susan Crawford's win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a blow for Musk as DOGE's work continues to face increased scrutiny from the public.
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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.