Judge Susan Crowford Tuesday was elected by voters in Wisconsin, USA to serve on the State Supreme Court making it a 4-3 advantage to the liberals.
She defeated Elon Musk backed candidate Brad Schimel, in an election which became the most expensive judicial contested election in America. More than $100m was spent by both candidates in the running to the election.
Billionaire Elon Musk who had interest in seeing Schimel win to advance his cause and that of the Republican Party spent more than $20m dollars out spending all other billionaires like George Soros and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman who donated to the Democrat backed Crowford.
Before the election Elon Musk promised $2m to voters who will back Schimel, but it seems anger over his role in dismantling the US government cost thousands to lose their jobs came back to haunt him.
The state’s supreme court is expected to play a key role in cases related to congressional redistricting ahead of midterm elections in 2026 and the next presidential election, in 2028.
“Wisconsin cannot be bought. Our democracy is not for sale. And when we fight, we win,” Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote in a post on social media.
