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Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in setback for Trump, Musk

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
April 02, 2025
Reuters - Reuters

(Reuters) -Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, CNN and NBC projected, maintaining the court's 4-3 liberal majority in a setback for President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk, who had backed her conservative rival.

The election was widely seen as an early referendum on Trump's presidency. The campaign easily became the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history with more than $90 million spent by the candidates, the state parties and outside groups, according to a tally from New York University's Brennan Center.

Crawford, a county judge, defeated conservative Brad Schimel, a former Republican state attorney general and also a county judge.

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in setback for Trump, Musk
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Crawford's election night in Madison

(Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Nia Williams)

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