Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh Kaul, who argues that Musk's offer violates a state law.

Musk’s PAC said Friday that it had awarded $1 million to Scott Ainsworth, a mechanical engineer from Green Bay, for signing its petition protesting against “activist” judges. In a video posted on X, Ainsworth encouraged people to sign the petition and “get out and vote early for Brad Schimel.”

After taking the stage wearing an iconic Wisconsin cheesehead hat, Elon Musk laid out why he supports the Republican in Tuesday’s high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race — and why he awarded million-dollar checks to two Wisconsinites who signed an America PAC petition opposing “partisan” judges.