Judge Susan Crawford won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on Tuesday, marking a crucial victory for Democrats and making it the most expensive court race in United States history.

Susan Crawford’s victory maintains a liberal majority on the state high court and sends a strong message to President Trump and the MAGA movement ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The result of this also shows that Elon Musk’s influence is still in the key swing states to some extent. The world’s richest people have spent millions on Crawford’s opponent, Brad Schimel, and have even campaigned for him themselves.

Susan Crawford’s background

Susan Crawford, 60 years old, is a Wisconsin native and spent her childhood in Chippewa Falls, according to her website biography. Susan Crawford graduated from Lawrence University of Wisconsin in 1987 and then earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1994. Susan Crawford and her husband, Shawn, live in Madison with their two young adult children, according to her biography.