L iberal candidate Susan Crawford defeated Elon Musk-backed conservative judge Brad Schimel to preserve a 4-3 liberal majority in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a contes

According to Decision Desk HQ, Crawford soundly defeated Schimel by over 150,000 votes in a hotly contested race that saw record spending from both sides of the aisle, with several out-of-state billionaires such as George Soros, Elon Musk, and Reid Hoffman donating millions to the candidates.

Schimel acknowledged the unfavorable results, emphasizing that the numbers would not reverse. "We're not gonna pull this off," he said. He concluded by thanking his team, invoking blessings for Wisconsin and America, and promising resilience in the future.

Here's how national publications assessed the Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, won by Susan Crawford over Brad Schimel.

Brad Schimel needs strong support in the same rural areas Trump swept in 2024 to win his seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court has won, defeating President Donald Trump’s endorsed challenger.

President Trump on Monday slammed Democrat-backed judge Susan Crawford as a “radical left lunatic” ahead of Tuesday’s high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court election . “It’s a big race,” Trump said of the showdown between Crawford, a Dane County judge, and Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general.

Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders celebrate Susan Crawford's win over Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

The liberal majority remains on the Supreme Court, despite the efforts of Elon Musk to turn the tide in conservatives' favor.