Crawford Defeats Musk-Backed Rival to Preserve Liberal Majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court

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 who had President Donald Trump’s endorsement, though her straw opponent had been tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. Crawford won with 55 percent of the vote to Schimel’s 44 percent, with 70 percent reporting. The Associated Press called the race at 10:16 p.m. ET. Despite receiving millions from out-of-state donors, Crawford successfully cast the race as a battle to keep Musk from controlling the outcome of the contest through his contributions in support of Schimel....