Backed by wealthy socialists, liberal candidate Susan Crawford beat conservative Brad Schimel in Tuesday’s pivotal election.
Backed by wealthy socialists, liberal candidate Susan Crawford beat conservative Brad Schimel in Tuesday’s pivotal election.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will stay in the hands of liberals for the foreseeable future after far-left Dane County Judge Susan Crawford handily beat conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel in Tuesday’s nationally watched election.
With about 92 percent of the votes tallied, Crawford was leading Schimel by more than 8 percentage points — 54.2 percent to 45.8 percent — and was projected to have won the $100 million-plus contest, according to the .
It felt like a cruel April Fool’s Day joke to pro-life conservatives, big-government reformers, and election-integrity advocates, among others on the right. And Crawford’s win has deep ramifications for next year’s midterm elections and the Democrats’ chances of taking back the U.S. House of Representatives and hobbling President Trump’s agenda. Much at Stake
The Supreme Court race is estimated to top $100 million in spending, making it by far the most expensive state judicial race in U.S. history. The totals could double the $56 million spent on the previous record holder: the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
There was, of course, much at stake — in Wisconsin and nationally. Democrats have salivated over the likelihood that a liberal-led court could approve redrawn congressional maps with a significant Democrat tilt, giving the left an enhanced shot at taking back the House in next year’s midterms. The Crawford campaign was hit with an ethics complaint after the liberal judge was the featured speaker on a big-donor advisory Zoom call that dangled the tantalizing possibility.
