# 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election will be held on April 1, 2025, to elect a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. The incumbent justice, Ann Walsh Bradley, is retiring after 30 years on the court. Although the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are considered nonpartisan, Bradley has identified as a liberal and has voted with the liberal 4–3 majority on the court, meaning the outcome of this election will decide the ideological majority of the court for at least the next year. By early March, the election had already become the most expensive judicial election in United States history, with spending exceeding $59 million.
The in-person early voting period runs from March 18 to March 30, 2025.

## Candidates

Although Wisconsin Supreme Court elections are officially nonpartisan, media outlets have identified Susan Crawford as the liberal, Democratic-aligned candidate, and Brad Schimel as the conservative, Republican-aligned candidate.

### Declared

* Susan Crawford, Dane County Circuit Court judge (2018–present)
* Brad Schimel, Waukesha County Circuit Court judge (2019–present) and former Wisconsin attorney general (2015–2019)

### Withdrawn

* Ann Walsh Bradley, incumbent Supreme Court justice (1995–present) (endorsed Crawford)

### Declined

* Pedro Colón, Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2023–present) and former state representative (1999–2011) (endorsed Crawford)
* Dan Kelly, former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (2016–2020)
* Maria Lazar, Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2022–present) (endorsed Schimel)
* Chris Taylor, Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2023–present) and former state representative (2011–2019) (endorsed Crawford)

## General election
### Endorsements

U.S. attorneys general
* Eric Holder, former U.S. attorney general (2009–2015) (Democratic)
U.S. senators
* Tammy Baldwin, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (2013–present) (Democratic)
Judicial officials
* Ann Walsh Bradley, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (1995–present)
* Louis B. Butler, former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (2004–2008)
* Rebecca Dallet, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (2018–present)
* Jill Karofsky, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (2020–present)
* Janet Protasiewicz, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice (2023–present)
* 15 Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges
Individuals
* Jon Bauman, musician and activist
* Harry Dunn, former U.S. Capitol Police officer (2008–2023)
* Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee (2025–present)
* George Soros, investor and founder of Open Society Foundations
* Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All (2021–present)
* Ben Wikler, chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party (2019–present)
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* Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 32
* American Federation of Teachers Wisconsin
* Communications Workers of America District 4
* International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local 18
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 and Wisconsin State Conference
* International Union of Operating Engineers Local 420
* Madison Teachers Inc.
* North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
* Service Employees International Union Wisconsin
* United Auto Workers Region 4
* Wisconsin AFL-CIO
* Wisconsin Education Association Council
* Wisconsin Laborers District Council
Newspapers
* The Shepherd Express
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* 350 Wisconsin Action
* Citizen Action of Wisconsin
* College Democrats of Wisconsin
* EMILY's List
* Freedom From Religion Foundation Action Fund
* High School Democrats of Wisconsin
* Human Rights Campaign
* Indivisible Action
* Jewish Democratic Council of America
* MoveOn
* National Association of Social Workers Wisconsin
* National Democratic Redistricting Committee
* Our Wisconsin Revolution
* Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin
* Reproductive Freedom for All
* Sierra Club Wisconsin
* Sister District Wisconsin
* Social Security Works
* Swing Left
* Third Act Wisconsin
* Wisconsin Conservation Voters
* Young Democrats of Wisconsin
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* Wisconsin Democratic Party
* Wisconsin Working Families Party
U.S. senators
* Ron Johnson, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (2011–present) (Republican)
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* Scott Fitzgerald, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 5th district (2021–present) (Republican)
* Glenn Grothman, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 6th district (2015–present) (Republican)
* Bryan Steil, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 1st district (2019–present) (Republican)
* Tom Tiffany, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 7th district (2020–present) (Republican)
* Derrick Van Orden, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 3rd district (2023–present) (Republican)
* Tony Wied, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 8th district (2024–present) (Republican)
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* Maria Lazar, Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (2022–present)
Individuals
* Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to the President (2025–present)
Labor unions
* Milwaukee Police Association Local 21
* Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association Local 215
* Waukesha County Police Chiefs Association
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* Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin
* National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
* Wisconsin Realtors Association
* Wisconsin Young Republicans
Political parties
* Wisconsin Republican Party

### Debate

2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderators | Link | Candidates | Candidates |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | Crawford | Schimel |
| 1 | March 12, 2025 | WISN-TV | Matt Smith, Gerron Jordan | YouTube | P | P |

### Polling

| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Susan Crawford | Brad Schimel | Undecided |
| OnMessage (R) | March 9–10, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 47% | 47% | 5% |
| RMG Research (R) | February 25–28, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 42% | 35% | 23% |
| TIPP Insights (R) | February 7–11, 2025 | 1,045 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 38% | 38% | 24% |
| TIPP Insights (R) | February 7–11, 2025 | 634 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | 45% | 12% |
| RMG Research (R) | January 17–21, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 35% | 40% | 23% |

### Results

2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election :
| Candidate | Candidate | % |
| Susan Crawford | Susan Crawford | |
| Brad Schimel | Brad Schimel | |
| Write-in | Write-in | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 100.00 |