More than two million people had been expected to vote to decide the balance of the state’s Supreme Court, as Elon Musk is paying $50 to anyone who uploads a photo of a resident outside a precinct.

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.

Despite billionaire Elon Musk’s repeated warnings that “Western Civilization” was at stake if the conservative candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race lost, the Tesla CEO and senior adviser to President Donald Trump downplayed Tuesday's major election defeat,

Musk and his PAC plan to remain highly involved in boosting GOP candidates, according to two people familiar with the plans.

Tuesday’s decisive victory for the Democratic-backed candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race offered a warning for Republicans that Elon Musk’s unfavorability with voters may outweigh the millions he’s pledged to spend for Republicans in next year’s midterms.

Only a few hours remain before voting ends for Wisconsin's Supreme Court and state superintendent elections, among other races.

The Associated Press called the statewide referendum about 40 minutes after polls closed. Large majorities of Americans tend to support photo ID requirements for voting, polls find.

Voter ID laws seem to be popular, as 77 percent of likely U.S. voters supported photo ID requirements, according a poll.