Republican Randy Fine beat out Democratic nominee Josh Weil in Florida’s 6th District. Fine was defending a seat held by former Rep. Mike Waltz, who resigned his seat to become the National Security Adviser in the Trump administration.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel determined that liberals would control the court's 4-3 majority.
Following the most expensive judicial election in US history, Susan Crawford defeated her conservative rival Brad Schimel. Crawford's victory keeps intact the 4-3 liberal control of Wisconsin's highest court.
Susan Crawford, a liberal running with the backing of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, won a seat on the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday night, fending off millions of dollars in spending from right-wing billionaire Elon Musk.
Elon Musk’s candidate faced a resounding loss in a Wisconsin judicial race despite the world’s richest man pouring millions into the campaign, while Republicans avoided upsets in two critical US House seats in Donald Trump’s home state of Florida.
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.
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A Marquette University Law School poll taken in late February also found that a majority of registered voters in Wisconsin support photo ID for voting, and separately, a majority of registered voters in Wisconsin said they would support the ballot initiative.
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Susan Crawford's win means liberal-leaning justices will retain control of the high court until at least 2028.