Voting Begins in Wisconsin Race Pitting Soros’s Money Against Musk’s

Early voting in Wisconsin’s contentious state Supreme Court election began on March 18, thrusting the two candidates and their billionaire backers into the spotlight. The contest is between Democrat-preferred Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford and the Republican-backed Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel, a former attorney general. The Wisconsin Supreme Court gained its first liberal majority in 15 years in 2023. Since then, the court has tossed Republican-drawn legislative maps and overturned a ruling that effectively banned absentee-ballot drop boxes. The April 1 election will decide whether the court continues its leftward lean or flips back to a conservative majority, and donations from billionaires Elon Musk, George Soros, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker have poured in to influence the race....