Democrat-backed Susan Crawford won the closely-watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race, the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.

Susan Crawford, the winner of a key race to fill a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was backed by national Democrats and made opposition to Elon Musk a centerpiece of her campaign.

In a contest seen as a litmus test of the popularity of the policies of the Trump administration, Crawford defeated Brad Schimel, who was backed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Brad Schimel's supporters erupted into protests as he told them he conceded the Wisconsin Supreme Court race to Susan Crawford.

The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Judge Susan Crawford won a hotly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election Tuesday, scoring a crucial victory for Democrats in what became the most expensive court race in U.S. history. Why it matters: Crawford's decisive win preserves the state high court's liberal majority and sends a powerful rebuke to President Trump and the MAGA movement ahead of the 2026 midterms.

President Donald Trump has yet to publicly weigh in on Tuesday night’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election results after calling eventual winner Susan Crawford a “liberal lunatic.” Trump posted up a storm on his Truth Social media platform after Republicans were victorious Tuesday night in two U.S. House special elections in Florida.

Crawford worked for Democratic Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and as a partner at Pines Bach, a progressive law firm.

Crawford described her opponent Brad Schimel as "quite gracious" in his call to her conceding the race Tuesday night.

Democratic-backed judge Susan Crawford took aim at Elon Musk after she was projected to have won a fiercely contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Crawford at 10:16 p.

State Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford held her final campaign rally in Madison ahead of Tuesday's election to wrap up a historic campaign and race that's captured the

Susan Crawford beat Brad Schimel in Tuesday's hotly contested Wisconsin State Supreme Court election, which attracted attention and donors both in and outside of the state. Crawford won with 55% of the vote,