Wisconsin supreme court race: Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate | Wisconsin

Susan Kraovord won the race to get a seat at the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, a great victory for the Democrats who framing the race as a referendum on Elon Musk Donald Trump’s popularity.

Kruvord, the liberal judge from Dan County, defeated Brad Shemel, a former Republican Prosecutor and the conservative judge from Wokisha Province, after he spent musk and groups associated with billionaire technology millions to enhance his candidacy in what became The most expensive judicial competition In American history.

The result means that the liberals will retain an ideological majority 4-3 in the state’s Supreme Court. This majority is very important because the court will hear major cases about abortion and collective negotiation rights. The court can also consider cases that can cause the state to be reconstructed in its eight regions of Congress, which is currently being drawn to benefit from Republicans.

Milwoki, the largest city in Wisconsin, has informed a “historic turnout” in the spring elections, with election officials He said in a statement On Tuesday evening, that due to the “high turnout rate of unprecedented”, seven parties for polling cards have run out of polling cards. The city’s election committee said it is working to renew resources for voters during the evening.

More than 80 million dollars were spent on the race, and the previous record issued about 51 million dollars spent in 2023 Weskonsen The state’s Supreme Court race. Elon Musk and affiliated groups spent more than $ 20 million alone. Musk re -photographed some of the tactics he used in the past fall to help Trump win, including offering $ 100 to people who signed a petition opposing “active judges” and offering checks of $ 1 million to voters.

He pointed to the possibility of re -drawing the household areas, Musk said the race “may decide the future of America and Western civilization.”

The Democrats seized the involvement of musk in the race to revitalize the voters who were annoyed by the informal “Governmental Ministry of efficiency”, or Doug, to federal agencies. They have already raised high risk competitions by placing Wescons as a MUSK test issue, saying that if he succeeds, he will take his model throughout the country.

After Moses was publicly involved, the Democrats saw an explosion in popular donations, and people were “going out of wooden works” to participate in the race. When the party tested its messages, Wickel said, the messages that highlighted the participation of Musk in the race that motivated the voters who were separated from politics.

Jenin Ramsey, 65, voted in Madison on Tuesday in favor of Kraovord because she said that “Brad Shemel, who is supported by Elon Musk” will not judge the most important issues for her.

Ramsey said: “I think it is a shame for Elon Musk to come here and spend millions of dollars and try to bribe citizens.” “I don’t think it should be allowed. He does not live in our state, and I do not think he should be able to buy these elections. It makes me angry.”

Since the demand for the state’s Supreme Court elections is less than holding typical elections and those who vote tend to engage, experts have warned against trying to read a lot in the election results for national political feelings. However, there were encouraging signs of Democrats.

“The hard work to reach voters who give the least attention to politics will take years for Democrats to build this type of communications force that can be burdened on the Republican propaganda bubble,” Wikler said in March. “But to lay the foundation to flip the parliament and the Senate in 2026 and win governments and the legislative majority of the state, the Supreme Court race can direct the road.”

Ken Martin, Chairman of the National Democratic Committee, also celebrated the result.

“Tonight, the Wisconsin people directly rejected the influence of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and billionaires of private interests. And their messengers? Stay outside our elections and stay away from our courts,” he said in a statement.

Jenny Beck has contributed to the reports of Madison and Wisconsin