CalledUnofficial results
South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Casey Crabtree won re-election by 19.6 points over Clint Hoyer.
Casey CrabtreeRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%6,100
Clint HoyerIndependent
40.2%4,099
10,199 votes
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Clint HoyerCasey Crabtree
$23.4K
Raised by the campaign
$51.3K
$19.7K
Spent by the campaign
$78.8K
$3.7K
Cash on hand
$8.6K
Campaign money: South Dakota Secretary of State, through Oct 20, 2026.
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Casey Crabtree without simulating it.
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