Dane County Judge Susan Crawford won a seat on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Tuesday — maintaining the court’s liberal-leaning majority and dealing a blow to Republicans. In a hotly contested race that drew more than $90 million in spending, Crawford beat former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel.

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow claimed that a liberal candidate winning Wisconsin Supreme Court election was a referendum on President Trump and his senior adviser Elon Musk.

Live updates and the latest news as Democrat wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Republicans win House seats in Florida and Trump announces sweeping tariffs on imports.

Elon Musk’s candidate faced a resounding loss in a Wisconsin judicial race despite the world’s richest man pouring millions into the campaign, while Republicans avoided upsets in two critical US House seats in Donald Trump’s home state of Florida.