Wisconsin is one of nine states where people must present photo ID to vote, and its requirement is the nation’s strictest, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Thirty-six states have laws requiring or requesting that voters show some sort of identification, according to the NCSL.

Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly elevated the state's photo ID requirement from state law to constitutional amendment under a proposal approved by voters.

President Trump won Wisconsin in 2024, carrying it by a margin of 0.86%. More than $90 million has been pumped into Tuesday's state judicial race.

The plaintiff claims that Musk, a senior adviser to the POTUS, has breached contract and violated the Pennsylvania Wage Payment Collection Law.

Spending all that money, spending all that cash, just to watch the whole thing burst into flames,” Colbert said. “Now he knows what it’s like to buy a Tesla.”

Liberal wins Wisconsin judicial. April 2, 2025. Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1

Elon Musk was a prominent fundraiser in the campaign, and was the subject of attack ads aired by Crawford's supporters.

The Associated Press called the Wisconsin Supreme Court race for Crawford at 10:16 p.m. ET. With 71% of the votes tallied, Crawford was leading with 55.7% of the vote, compared to Schimel’s 44.3%. With Crawford’s victory,

Elon Musk is downplaying the results of a Wisconsin state Supreme Court race that he had previously said could “determine the fate of Western civilization” after his candidate lost. Musk poured a record $21 million into a normally low-profile and non-partisan judicial race to try to get conservative Brad Schimel elected.