Liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford defeated Conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel on Tuesday, notching a coveted seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court.
The Associated Press called the race at 10:16 p.m. on Tuesday, with Crawford at 55.8% of the vote and Schimel at 44.3%. The race for the key battleground state’s Supreme Court seat drew national attention, with many viewing the election results as a bellwether for voters’ attitudes toward President Donald Trump after his first few months in office.
Incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced in April 2024 that she would not seek reelection after her term expires in July. Bradley was first elected to Wisconsin’s Supreme Court in 1995.
The state saw large early voting turnout ahead of Tuesday’s election, surpassing 600,000 votes. Roughly 1.8 million people voted in Wisconsin’s 2023 Supreme Court…
