Residents of the Badger State will have their last chance Tuesday to vote in an unusually high-stakes race for a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court.The election, which is officially nonpartisan, pits Dane County Judge Susan Crawford,
The race for control of the court, which became a proxy battle for the nation's political fights, broke records for spending and was poised to be the highest-turnout Wisconsin Supreme Court election ever.
Seven Milwaukee polling sites ran out of ballots, or were nearly out, due to “historic turnout” in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
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FOX6 News Milwaukee on MSN2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race; Susan Crawford vs. Brad SchimelThe race for Wisconsin Supreme Court comes down to the vote. Susan Crawford faces Brad Schimel for a seat on the high court. The outcome of the vote will determine whether the court leans conservative or liberal.
Crawford's win is likely to have far-reaching impacts on hot-button issues like abortion and voting rights in the battleground state.
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has accused the current justices of "playing politics" by slow-walking a key abortion decision to keep the politically potent issue in play through the April 1 election — though one expert said the delay is "not yet remarkably unusual" compared to other cases.
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The Badger State hosts the nation's most expensive court race to date, while the Sunshine State seeks to fill two House seats in deep red districts.