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Casey Crabtree

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Casey Crabtree
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Candidate, U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

South Dakota State Senate District 8
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$13,436/year

Per diem

$166/day for legislators who reside more than 50 miles away from the capitol

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Appointed

June 19, 2020

Contact

Casey Crabtree (Republican Party) is a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on June 19, 2020. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Crabtree (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Senate Republicans elected Crabtree state Senate majority leader on November 11, 2022, effective January 10, 2023.[1][2] Crabtree also served as majority whip during the 2021-2022 legislative session.[3] He served in this capacity until January 15, 2025.[4]

Crabtree was born in Arlington, South Dakota. He received a bachelor's degree from Northern State University in 2005. Crabtree's professional experience included working in business development and management. As of October 2024, Crabtree was the director of economic development for Heartland Energy in Madison, South Dakota.[5][6]

Governor Kristi Noem (R) appointed Crabtree to the South Dakota State Senate on June 19, 2020, to replace Jordan Youngberg (R) following his resignation.[7] Crabtree won election later that year, and ran uncontested in every general election from 2020 to 2024. He served as chair of the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee during the 2021-2022 legislative session and as chair of the Senate State Affairs Committee during the 2023-2024 legislative session.

After being elected Senate majority leader, Crabtree said, "We look forward to working with the House and the Governor to advance an agenda of economic freedom, small government and individual responsibility."[2] Crabtree said he was proud of the legislation the Senate passed during his first two years as majority leader. He listed "passing South Dakota’s largest tax cut, keeping tuition affordable for SD students at our universities and tech schools and helping cybersecurity & quantum computing become an economic engine not just for the community of Madison but the whole state" as notable legislative accomplishments.[5]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Crabtree was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Crabtree was assigned to the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Incumbent Dusty Johnson, Billy Mawhiney, Scott Schlagel, Casey Crabtree, and Marty J. Jackley are running in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 3, 2026.


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2024

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 8

Incumbent Casey Crabtree won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Casey Crabtree
Casey Crabtree (R)
 
100.0
 
10,033

Total votes: 10,033
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8

Incumbent Casey Crabtree defeated Rick Weible in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Casey Crabtree
Casey Crabtree
 
72.0
 
2,057
Image of Rick Weible
Rick Weible Candidate Connection
 
28.0
 
799

Total votes: 2,856
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2022

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 8

Incumbent Casey Crabtree won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Casey Crabtree
Casey Crabtree (R)
 
100.0
 
8,926

Total votes: 8,926
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8

Incumbent Casey Crabtree defeated Heather DeVries in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Casey Crabtree
Casey Crabtree
 
79.0
 
3,124
Heather DeVries
 
21.0
 
832

Total votes: 3,956
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2020

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 8

Incumbent Casey Crabtree won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Casey Crabtree
Casey Crabtree (R)
 
100.0
 
7,829

Total votes: 7,829
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Casey Crabtree advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Casey Crabtree campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House South Dakota At-large DistrictCandidacy Declared general$0 N/A**
2024* South Dakota State Senate District 8Won general$89,100 $0
2022South Dakota State Senate District 8Won general$49,003 $0
2020South Dakota State Senate District 8Won general$27,350 N/A**
Grand total$165,453 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jordan Youngberg (R)
South Dakota State Senate District 8
2020-Present
Succeeded by
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