Wisconsin Top Court Vote: Trump Faces First Setback in Second Term

Donald Trump's second presidency was dealt a spinning blow by voters in Wisconsin on Tuesday as they elected a liberal judge to the state's Supreme Court, despite his billionaire adviser Elon Musk pouring millions into the race to sway the polls.

- Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON:

Liberal judge Susan Crawford soundly defeated Trump-backed Brad Schimel with more than 95% of the vote tallied, according to US media.

"Wisconsin stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price," Crawford said in her victory speech after the most expensive judicial contest in US history.

Republicans had pursued an all-out effort to flip the Wisconsin state Supreme Court—which rules on things like voting district boundaries—with Musk pouring $25 million into the race and traveling to Wisconsin.