The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously declined to consider a last-minute effort by the state attorney general to stop Elon Musk from distributing million-dollar checks on Sunday.

Wisconsin voters go to the polls Tuesday for the state’s Supreme Court election, which is drawing national attention as billionaire Elon Musk spends millions on the high-stakes race, which could have national implications for House races and the 2028 presidential election—and help Musk-owned Tesla.

Wisconsin voters are set to elect a new justice to the state’s supreme court Wednesday. Groups funded by Elon Musk have contributed more than $21 million to support conservative candidate Brad Schimel against progressive Susan Crawford.

President Donald Trump's preferred candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court and his Democratic-backed challenger made a final blitz across the state on Monday, the day before voting concludes in a race where early turnout has surged and spending is nearing $100 million.

Elon Musk headlined a town hall for GOP state Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel, calling the race “a super big deal” that could “affect the entire destiny of humanity.” Musk handed out two $1 million checks and vowed “I’m not phoning it in.

Speaking at a rally Sunday night, Musk said "we just want judges to be judges", before handing out two $1m (£750,000) cheques to voters who had signed a petition to stop "activis

Taking the stage in Green Bay wearing a yellow foam cheesehead hat, Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters.

Musk delivered two checks for $1 million on Sunday - a life-changing sum for most Americans, one that means little for him

Tuesday’s election to fill a Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin has emerged as the country’s first major political battle since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. It offers both an early test of the president’s popularity in a state he narrowly flipped last year and a gauge of the political machine that Trump ally Elon Musk has deployed to drive up turnout in this swing state.

Officials expect more than two million people to vote in the election, which will decide the partisan balance on the state’s Supreme Court. Many voters cite Elon Musk as a factor in the race.