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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates make final push amid high spending, voting

MADISON, WI (AP)— President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and his Democratic-backed challenger are making a final blitz across the state.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the hotly contested race where early turnout has surged and spending is nearing $100 million.

Billionaire Elon Musk held a rally in Green Bay on Sunday night to push for the election of Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general. He faces Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge.

Liberals currently hold a 4-3 advantage on the court, but the retirement of a liberal justice this year put the ideological balance in play.

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