Crawford supported by Democrats won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race over Schimel supported by Musk

Judge Dane County supported by Democratic Democrats Susan Crawford will win the hot Supreme Court race at Wisconsin, the Associated Press is projected on Tuesday. The race is seen as a barometer about how Americans feel at this point in the second term of office President Donald Trump

While the technical non-partisan competition, it became the center of political storms, as well as the target of millions of people spent by groups related to Trump Musk’s Main Technology and Advisor, who supported Brad Schimel supported by the Republic.

ABC Wisn’s affiliate reported on Tuesday night that election officials in Milwaukee said there was a deficiency of ballots in several polling stations in the city because of the “number of historic voters,” but voters must remain in line and that staff worked to get resources to the affected ballot site.

In a victory speech to supporters, Crawford recognized the huge attention and money drawn by the court, especially from Musk.

“I have to tell you, as a little girl who grew up in Chippewa Falls, I could never imagine that I would take the richest person in the world for justice at Wisconsin, and we won,” he said. “So today, Wisconsinit has deflected attacks that have never happened before our democracy, our just election, and our Supreme Court. And Wisconsin stood and said loudly that justice did not have prices. Our court was not sold.”

Schimel’s supporters shouted “No!” When he told them that he had called Crawford to admit, but he said, “No, no, no, no, you have to accept the results … I am not here to make a joke. The amount will not turn around. They are too bad and we will not do this.”

Asked on the previous Tuesday what does it mean if Musk’s efforts succeeded, Crawford said, “Well, I think this will be a sad day for democracy … But I am quite sure that voters will see through that tactic, and that we will have a successful day.”

Crawford and Schimel competed to replace the retired judge Ann Walsh Bradley, and his clear victory would strengthen the leaning liberal of the court.

“This is playing out like a presidential-style election. You turn on your TV, any local broadcast station here is the state of wisconsin, you are inundated with political-type ads for what is technically a non-partisan judicial race Becoming a true litmus test for the first 100 days of the trump administration, “Matt Smith, Political Director at Milwaukee’s ABC Affiliate Wisn-TV, Toll ABC News Live Anchor Diane Macedo last week.

Independent voters Eric Sams chose Trump in November but said he chose Crawford on Tuesday.

“I believe that women’s rights are a problem. Even Trump says it is a state problem. If you will make it a state problem, then our country needs to have access so that women can have access to reproductive rights,” Sams said.

Dwayne Heulse also chose Trump, but said Tuesday the support of the President for Schimel was not a problem.

“I don’t care who Trump supports,” he said. “I will pursue a man who I think is the best, and that’s what I saw initially. He can support men on the moon, but I will not choose him unless I feel that this is the person who will meet the quality I want, especially as a judge.”

Asked on Tuesday about national attention in the race, Schimel said, “If you tell me six months ago that this is what will happen, II will not believe it. But this is where we, and you know, you only have to keep your head low.

Crawford will join Bench because the court has the potential to wrestle with the main voter problems such as abortion and redistricting access. For example, there is a Wisconsin Supreme Court case regarding if the Wisconsin Constitution protects the right to abortion, which may be considered by the court after justice is sitting.

This race is also seen as a preview of how voters in the state of the battlefield felt that several months in the second term of Trump – especially as a Musk and his work with the federal government through the government efficiency department was the main problem considering the investment of his group in the race.

Musk continues to encourage the idea that the selection of wisconsin is important because of how the potential for redistricting cases can affect the balance of power in the DPR. He claimed to Fox News without offering evidence that if a conservative candidate loses, Republican parties can lose their majority in the DPR because the Wisconsin Congress district will be re -drawn.

“Well, the reason for the election tonight is very important is that Ras Hakim will decide whether the Wisconsin District, the district is re -drawn. They are somewhat trying to Gerrymander Wisconsin to remove two republican seats. And as you know, – the DPR is currently republican with a razor, which means that loss of judges has a good opportunity that causes the Republican who was driven by Republican.

However, the elected justice will not take office and order the district to be re -drawn. The court can review the congress district if this problem arises before the court in a case.

“That is why it is very significant, and any party that controls the house, up to a significant level, controls the country which then directs the road of western civilization,” Musk said at the famous city hall on Sunday at Green Bay.

On Sunday, the technology billionaire also controversially giving two $ 1 million checks to the audience at a general meeting in his latest efforts to support Schimel.

Schimel is a former Attorney General for State and Judges of the Regional Court in Waukesha County. He received support of nearly $ 20 million (such as expenses for TV advertising) on ​​Monday from groups related to Musk, per calculation by the Brennan Justice Center.

Schimel has also received support from Trump, Musk, Donald Trump Jr., and other major conservative figures.

Schimel has welcomed conservative support, but said at a general meeting last week that he would treat any case fairly, including if it was a case brought by Trump.

However, Crawford and his allies accuse him of not treating cases involving Trump or Musk fairly, and he made Musk the main target of his campaign.

Schimel, asked on Thursday by ABC Affiliate Wisn To share the closing argument ahead of the last days in the race, said, “My closing argument is that people need to take this race seriously. So much is at stake. We must restore objectivity to this court now … we must return the court in the right role where it does not make law. This does not go through political agenda. This applies to the law.”

Crawford is a judge of the Dane Regency Circuit Court and a former private lawyer. At the points, he represented groups in harmony with Democrats such as Planned Parenthood, an organization that supports abortion access.

Large liberal donors such as Governor Illinois JB Pritzker and Democratic Donor George Soros have given money to the Democratic Party Wisconsin, and the State Party has contributed $ 2 million to Crawford. The National Democratic Party also invests in the race. He also received support from former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Crawford tell wisn That the closing argument is about an impartial court: “This is about ensuring that we have a just and unbelievable Supreme Court in interpreting our law to protect Wisconsin rights.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, on Monday, more than $ 90 million has been spent in the race – Making it the most expensive judicial election in the history of the country. That number includes more than $ 49 million spent by Schimel or the group that supports him, and more than $ 40 million spent by Crawford or the group that supports it.

The non -profit said that the previous note for expenditure in the State Supreme Court race was in the selection of the Supreme Court 2023 Wisconsin, when $ 56 million was spent.

Voters pay attention. A wisconsinite who chose earlier told Wisn, “There is a lot of money from outside coming in, in our state. And I want to make sure that my voice is represented and not someone else.”

On Monday, around 644,000 people in Wisconsin had chosen earlier or by post, according to the Wisconsin Election Commission.

The Associated Press also projects that voting initiatives that capture the requirements to have a photo ID to vote to the Wisconsin State Constitution will pass.

Photo IDs have been required by state law to vote in Wisconsin; Wearing it into the state constitution will not set new requirements, but it is likely to make it more difficult to cancel the law.

Democratic groups and voting rights organizations criticize voting initiatives as voters who have the potential to revoke the right to vote. Supporters of the initiative believe that they will strengthen the security of elections in Wisconsin and strengthen existing requirements.

Marquette University Law School of Law Taken at the end of February Also found that the majority of voters registered at Wisconsin supported photo IDs for voting, and separately, the majority of voters registered at Wisconsin said they would support the voting initiative.

ABC News’ Rachel Scott, Ben Siegel, Will Stakinin, Averi Harper, Hannah Demissie, Katherine Faulders and Kerr contributed to this report.