Brad Schimel, Susan Crawford and Wisconsin Supreme Court
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The outcome maintained a 4-3 majority for liberals on the court.
From USA TODAY
Turnout in the race was remarkable for an off-year election in which state supreme court judge was the highest ranking office on the ballot — an indication that Americans remain deeply engaged in the...
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Musk and groups affiliated with him spent more than $19 million in the state, including funding field operations and television advertisements.
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Susan Crawford beat Brad Schimel in Tuesday's hotly contested Wisconsin State Supreme Court election, which attracted attention and donors both in and outside of the state. Crawford won with 55% of the vote,
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has accused the current justices of "playing politics" by slow-walking a key abortion decision to keep the politically potent issue in play through the April 1 election — though one expert said the delay is "not yet remarkably unusual" compared to other cases.
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.
According to Decision Desk HQ, Crawford soundly defeated Schimel by over 150,000 votes in a hotly contested race that saw record spending from both sides of the aisle, with several out-of-state billionaires such as George Soros, Elon Musk, and Reid Hoffman donating millions to the candidates.
The liberal majority remains on the Supreme Court, despite the efforts of Elon Musk to turn the tide in conservatives' favor.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel plays the bass guitar with his band 4 on the Floor during his election night party in Pewaukee
conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel will square off against liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford to determine the ideological direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
President Trump threw his weight behind former Wisconsin attorney general Brad Schimel in the competitive race for the state’s Supreme Court, which could tip the balance of power on the