The Wisconsin Elections Commission, which consists of three Democrats and three Republicans, found probable cause that the billionaire violated the state’s election bribery law “by making a social media post that offered one million dollars to individuals who voted in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election in order to induce them to vote in that election,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Tuesday.
Musk, the richest person in the world, spent heavily in an effort to flip control of the Supreme Court in the battleground state. He backed then-Circuit Court Judge and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, a Republican. Musk and organizations he funded or controlled spent more than $20 million on his campaign. Schimel ultimately lost to Democrat Susan Crawford, preserving the Democratic majority in the Supreme Court. In total, conservative and liberal supporters spent more than $100 million on the race, the most of any judicial election in American history.
“On Sunday night, I will give a talk in Wisconsin,” Musk posted on X in late March. “Entrance is limited to those who have voted in the Supreme Court election. I will also personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote. This is super important.”
Soon after, Musk clarified in another post, “entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges. I will also hand over checks for a million dollars to 2 people to be spokesmen for the petition.”
Multiple efforts to stop Musk
The complaints are not the only effort to rein in Musk’s political spending.
Musk’s attorneys at the time had argued that an injunction would “restrain Musk’s political speech and curtail his First Amendment rights.”
State courts ultimately declined to block the giveaways and the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied Kaul’s emergency petition without explaining its reasoning.
The lawsuit seeks to bar Musk from offering similar cash payments to Wisconsin voters in future elections. The lawsuit is pending in Brown County.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and America PAC, arguing that the giveaway was an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law. But Judge Angelo Foglietta declined to issue an injunction. Musk’s attorneys had argued that the recipients were selected to serve as paid spokespeople.
“In terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future,” he said. “I think I’ve done enough.”
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