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Musk gives away two $1m checks to Wisconsin voters in judicial race

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Elon Musk waves during a rally in support of a conservative state Supreme Court candidate of an April 1 election in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on March 30. © Reuters

(Reuters) -- Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday handed out million-dollar checks to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller payments to others who help elect a conservative candidate to the state's top court in a closely watched election.

The Tesla CEO, a top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, handed out oversized checks at a rally in Green Bay as he sought to drum up enthusiasm for a state Supreme Court election that is already the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.

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