Musk Mobilizes Support for Wisconsin Judicial Contest

Musk has drawn criticism for what some see as an attempt to buy an election in which more than $80 million has already been spent.

Elon Musk tosses a cheesehead hat that he arrived wearing into the crowd at a town hall meeting at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wis., on March 30, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Elon Musk drew applause from supporters at a March 30 town hall meeting where he handed out $2 million to publicize a Republican-backed candidate’s race for the state Supreme Court, saying “I think this will be important for the future of civilization.”

He cast the race in historical terms, urging some 1,500 attendees inside the city’s convention center to mobilize friends and family members to vote on April 1.