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Liberal Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race

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Madison.com |
Democrat-backed Judge Susan Crawford was declared the winner a little over an hour after the polls closed Tuesday.
BBC |
Wisconsin voters have elected a Democratic-backed judge to serve on the state supreme court, according to US media projections, following the most expensive judicial election in US history.
U.S. News & World Report |
In the marquee race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the conservative judge endorsed by Trump and backed by Musk and his groups to the tune of $21 million lost by a significant margin in a state t...

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