The conservative-backed loser of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election promptly conceded the race as it was called, angering his own supporters, who yelled for him to stay in the fight.

Brad Schimel's supporters erupted into protests as he told them he conceded the Wisconsin Supreme Court race to Susan Crawford.

Schimel acknowledged the unfavorable results, emphasizing that the numbers would not reverse. "We're not gonna pull this off," he said. He concluded by thanking his team, invoking blessings for Wisconsin and America, and promising resilience in the future.

Susan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk cements a liberal majority on the state’s top court for at least three more years.

Three spring elections have provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump. The conservative Wisconsin judge endorsed by Trump and backed by Elon Musk and his groups to the tune of $21 million lost by a significant margin in a state Trump won in November.

In a result widely seen as a rebuke of Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Susan Crawford will maintain a liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

A liberal judge won big in Wisconsin's April 1 Supreme Court election while the GOP held two Florida House seats. Both parties are spinning the results ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel in the high-stakes election for Wisconsin's Supreme Court, maintaining the court's liberal majority.