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.

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,

Brad Schimel needs strong support in the same rural areas Trump swept in 2024 to win his seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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.

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.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel plays the bass guitar with his band 4 on the Floor during his election night party in Pewaukee

The liberal majority remains on the Supreme Court, despite the efforts of Elon Musk to turn the tide in conservatives' favor.

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

President Trump on Monday slammed Democrat-backed judge Susan Crawford as a “radical left lunatic” ahead of Tuesday’s high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court election . “It’s a big race,” Trump said of the showdown between Crawford, a Dane County judge, and Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general.