I recall this race vividly--never saw so many ads and TV ads in my life!!
Trump and Musk's backing wasn't enough to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5345862/wisconsin-supreme-court-crawford-schimel-election-results
April 1, 202510:19 PM ET
WPR News By Anya van Wagtendonk
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Judge Susan Crawford greets supporters in Madison, Wis., Tuesday after winning a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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MADISON, Wis. –
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Crawford defeated Brad Schimel, who received financial support from Elon Musk and an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Her victory means that the nonpartisan court's 4-3 liberal majority will remain in place.
The race was projected to be the most expensive state supreme court election ever by The Brennan Center for Justice, a think tank and democracy advocacy group. Spending by the candidates and their supporters reportedly topped $100 million.
The money fueled a bruising election cycle. That's in part because of the national stakes in the race, which was seen as a measure of voter sentiment and an early indication of how one swing state would respond to the involvement of Trump-aligned figures.
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Schimel told his supporters he had conceded. When some in the crowd yelled, "No," or said the Democrats had cheated, he answered, "No, no, no, no. You gotta accept the results." He played bass in his classic rock band before and after his concession.
As of 11:15 p.m. local time, 94 percent of the votes had been counted and Crawford was ahead 54.4% to Schimel's 45.6%. Turnout was high for a judicial election.......
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