As the first news outlets began calling the Wisconsin Supreme Court election for the liberal candidate Susan Crawford, Brad Schimel called her — to concede. Minutes later Tuesday night, the conservative-backed Brad Schimel took the stage at his watch party to acknowledge the loss.

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.

State analyst Mike Wagner said Susan Crawford being elected to Wisconsin's state Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1), maintaining the court's 4-3 liberal majority, was widely seen as an early referendum on Donald Trump's presidency.

Following the most expensive judicial election in US history, Susan Crawford defeated her conservative rival Brad Schimel. Crawford's victory keeps intact the 4-3 liberal control of Wisconsin's highest court.

A new poll shows that Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford has a narrow lead as Wisconsin voters head to the polls to elect a new Supreme Court justice.

Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford will win Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, CNN projects, maintaining the liberal majority on the court in a key battleground state less than three months into President Donald Trump’s second term.

Newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Susan Crawford, who defeated an opponent endorsed by President Donald Trump, has ties to Iowa.

Elon Musk was a prominent fundraiser in the campaign, and was the subject of attack ads aired by Crawford's supporters.

Billionaire Elon Musk dumped a staggering $25 million into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, backing conservative candidate Brad Schimel over the liberal Susan Crawford in a race that could have reshaped the court’s ideological balance.

The outcome of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a setback for President Trump and his billionaire adviser, Elon Musk. Trump endorsed Brad Schimel in the final stretch of the race, while Musk injected himself into the center of it,

Liberal wins Wisconsin judicial. April 2, 2025. Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1

Tuesday’s decisive victory for the Democratic-backed candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race offered a warning for Republicans that Elon Musk’s unfavorability with voters may outweigh the millions he’s pledged to spend for Republicans in next year’s midterms.

Once again, Americans have rejected Elon Musk’s dystopian vision for the future. But enough about the Cybertruck. Wisconsinites’ decisive rejection of Musk’s preferred candidate in Tuesday’s state supreme court election came after he rallied there,

More than two million people had been expected to vote to decide the balance of the state’s Supreme Court, as Elon Musk is paying $50 to anyone who uploads a photo of a resident outside a precinct.

Polls in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election will close later. Elon Musk has spent at least $20 million to help the Republican candidate.