Judge Susan Crawford's win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a blow for Musk as DOGE's work continues to face increased scrutiny from the public.

Judge Susan Crawford defeated conservative-backed candidate Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court despite Musk pouring millions into the race.

Crawford won by approximately 10% of the vote share, even as groups supporting Brad Schimel—including Musk’s America PAC—spent vastly more money.

The next chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will come from the liberal majority of justices, as the court announced Thursday that the conservative who currently holds the mostly honorary position will be replaced.

Spending all that money, spending all that cash, just to watch the whole thing burst into flames,” Colbert said. “Now he knows what it’s like to buy a Tesla.”

After a failed $20 million effort to tilt a State Supreme Court race, Elon Musk joins the ranks of billionaires frustrated by the laws of politics.

Elon Musk made himself the face of a humiliating political defeat in Wisconsin on Tuesday night. He’s rubbed cabinet members the wrong way and alienated several advisers close to President Trump. Republican lawmakers face angry questions about Mr.

And they sent a stark message to Republicans in Washington. On Sunday, when Elon Musk parachuted in for a rally that featured $1 million checks for voters, he described the race for state supreme court here in apocalyptic terms.

Elon Musk wanted Tuesday night’s Supreme Court election in Wisconsin to be a very big deal. He spent at least $20 million of his own money on the race, paying for both an extensive ground game aimed at low-propensity conservative voters and for television ads.