Elon Musk has reacted to Judge Susan Crawford defeating conservative-backed candidate Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. "The long con of the left is corruption of the judiciary," he wrote on X,

Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh Kaul, who argues that Musk's offer violates a state law.

Republican observers and other experts say Elon Musk's involvement in Brad Schimel's Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign backfired as a strategy.

Susan Crawford, a liberal, won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, easily defeating her Musk-backed conservative challenger, Brad Schimel, in a race Musk said “might decide the future of America and Western civilization.”

Wisconsin voters go to the polls Tuesday for the state’s Supreme Court election, which is drawing national attention as billionaire Elon Musk spends millions on the high-stakes race, which could have national implications for House races and the 2028 presidential election—and help Musk-owned Tesla.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously declined to consider a last-minute effort by the state attorney general to stop Elon Musk from distributing million-dollar checks on Sunday.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court currently has a 4-3 liberal majority, with one of the liberal justices retiring, the balance of the court is at stake.

Despite sinking millions into the Wisconsin race and making it the most expensive state supreme court election ever, Musk failed to get his candidate the win.

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