Crawford Defeats Musk-Backed Rival to Preserve Liberal Majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court
The outcome continues liberal momentum in state judicial elections despite Trump’s popular vote victory in 2024. GREEN BAY, Wis.—Judge Susan Crawford, a candidate backed by in-state Democrats and supported by millions in out-of-state donations, has won the most expensive Supreme Court seat in state history. Crawford handily defeated Brad Schimel, a former Republican attorney general