Susan Crawford says ‘courts are not for sale’ after Elon Musk spends hundreds of thousands in Wisconsin Supreme Court race | EUROtoday

In remarks to supporters after her projected victory towards Elon Musk-backed Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, liberal Judge Susan Crawford stated the state’s voters “fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy.”

Crawford’s election to the battleground state’s highest courtroom marks one of many first main electoral exams of Donald Trump’s presidency and the ability of Elon Musk’s cash.

The race has served as a proxy battle over the nation’s political future within the wake of Trump’s chaotic first few months again within the White House alongside the world’s wealthiest man, who has pumped tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} into the race.

Her election preserves a 4-3 liberal majority on the state’s Supreme Court, which is anticipated to listen to main instances involving abortion entry, voting rights and the contours of the state’s congressional districts, amongst different points.

“This campaign has been an incredible, life-altering experience, in so many ways, and I’m so grateful to have earned the trust and support of voters across this great state,” Crawford instructed supporters Tuesday after the race was known as.

“As a little girl, growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I would be taking on the richest man in the world — for justice, in Wisconsin, and we won,” she stated, smiling.

Wisconsin voters “fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections and our Supreme Court, and Wisconsin stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price,” Crawford stated.

“Our courts are not for sale,” she declared.

Musk and political teams tied to the billionaire spent roughly $20 million to help Schimel’s marketing campaign, together with greater than $7 million in tv promoting alone. On Tuesday, his America PAC supplied $50 to voters to “snap a picture outside of a voting location” with a Wisconsin resident “holding a photo” of Schimel.

Crawford, whose marketing campaign was supported by the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, obtained endorsements from distinguished nationwide Democrats who helped increase greater than $17 million.

Her 10-year time period begins in August.