RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Casey Crabtree

South Dakota State Senator, District 8 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Senator, District 8Born 1983

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 48; 79 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 62%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +19.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Commerce and Energy · chair
Taxation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 79 sponsored · 48 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

HB 1215 authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
Administrative Procedure · Became law Mar 2026

SB 204 revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.
Fund · Became law Mar 2026

SB 131 revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans…
Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry · Became law Mar 2026

SB 3 limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a…
Construction Standards · Became law Mar 2026

SB 154 clarify the eligibility of multiple garages or structures to be classified as owner-occupied.
Property Tax · Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Crabtree sits in the South Dakota State Senate

Crabtree is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Steve Kolbeck, Michael Rohl, Kyle Schoenfish

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

With Crabtree’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans62%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the South Dakota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Crabtree’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Crabtree	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 9, 2026	HB 1082: establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 20–14
Mar 5, 2026	HB 1245: authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 19–15
Mar 5, 2026	HB 1138: require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 20–14
Mar 4, 2026	HB 1263: eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 28–6
Mar 3, 2026	HB 1313: require education in prenatal human growth and development.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–3

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Crabtree was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028South Dakota State Senate, District 8

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	South Dakota State Senate, District 8	Won	R+19.6	R+37.3	−17.7
2024	South Dakota State Senate, District 8	Won	—	R+37.3	—
2022	South Dakota State Senate, District 8	Won	—	R+32.9	—
2020	South Dakota State Senate, District 8	Won	—	—	—