Judge Susan Crawford won a hotly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election Tuesday, scoring a crucial victory for Democrats in what became the most expensive court race in U.S. history. Why it matters: Crawford's decisive win preserves the state high court's liberal majority and sends a powerful rebuke to President Trump and the MAGA movement ahead of the 2026 midterms.

In a major judicial victory for Democrats, Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating conservative former Attorney General Brad Schimel in a high-stakes race. The election,

Record turnout and a backlash against Trump and Elon Musk, who had largely hijacked the campaign, played a role.

Democrat-backed Judge Susan Crawford won Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court race, beating her Republican-endorsed opponent by 10 points. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the results.

And Republicans had better watch out, as they learned Tuesday night in a Wisconsin statewide election for a State Supreme Court seat, in which the Democratic-backed candidate prevailed by 10 percentage points just five months after Mr.

Democrats achieved their biggest gains to date in the second Trump era, winning a fiercely contested State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, while also landing relatively strong showings despite losing two Florida special elections.

The Associated Press has declared that Dane County Judge Susan Crawford won a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court based on the large leads she built in the state's population centers and Democratic strongholds that outweighed Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel's leads in more Republican areas across the state.