Rich, liberal donors like George Soros, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman are repeatedly exploiting the loophole left open by state Republicans.
Hendricks, Uihleins, Gentines of Sargento Foods, and Don Zietlow of Kwik Trip all have made large donations to Kelly.
Herb Kohl, Bud Selig, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and attorney David Gruber have all given the Milwaukee County judge the maximum, or close to it.
Once again, a statewide race sets a record for most expensive in Wisconsin history.
Wisconsin has the highest percentage of women on its Supreme Court, followed by Washington and Illinois. South Carolina has the only Supreme Court with no women.
The April election could alter the gender makeup of the court. Research suggests the addition of female justices has little effect on court rulings, with one notable exception.
Herb Kohl, Lynde Uihlein, Karla Jurvetson and several members of the Lubar family have all given the maximum.
Billionaire conservative donor Diane Henricks of ABC Building Supply in Beloit and her daughter have both given his campaign the maximum donation allowed by law.
Kwik Trip owner Donald Zeitlow has given her campaign $10,000.
Mitchell is last in the field in total cash raised, but receiving lots of support from small-dollar donors.