Liberal Judge Susan Crawford is projected to win the seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, per the Associated Press, marking a loss for President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk in one of the first major electoral tests of this administration.
Crawford defeated conservative judge and former GOP state Attorney General Brad Schimel, giving liberals on the state’s highest court the majority, multiple outlets projected.
The race was as much a test of Musk’s influence as it was Trump’s — maybe more. Musk has spent millions in support of Schimel, primarily through his political action committee. Democrats backing Crawford have capitalized on the link, calling Musk “one of the most reviled national figures in our state,” as Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, put it to NOTUS in March. “He’s deeply unpopular and unites Democrats.”