South Dakota's 8th legislative district

South Dakota's 8th
State Senate district

South Dakota's 8th legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, it has been represented by Republican Casey Crabtree since his appointment in 2020. In the House, it has been represented by Republicans John Mills since 2017 and Tim Reisch since 2023.[1]

Geography

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The district is located in eastern South Dakota. It contains the counties of Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, and Miner. Its largest city is Madison.[2]

Recent elections

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South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive terms.[3] Elections are held every even-numbered year.

State senate elections

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Year Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result General election Primary elections
2022 Casey Crabtree Republican 2020 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Republican:
  • ▌Green tickY Casey Crabtree (inc.) 79.0%
  • ▌ Heather DeVries 79.0%
2020 Casey Crabtree Republican (appointed) Incumbent re-elected.
(unopposed)
2018 Jordan Youngberg Republican 2016 Incumbent re-elected.
(both candidates unopposed)
2016 Scott Parsley Democratic 2014 Incumbent defeated.
Republican gain.
(both candidates unopposed)
2014 Chuck Jones Republican (appointed) Incumbent defeated.
Democratic gain.
(both candidates unopposed)
2012 Russell Olson Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Russell Olson (Republican) 63.4%
  • ▌ Charles Johnson (Democratic) 36.6%
 (both candidates unopposed)

References

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  1. ^ "Casey Crabtree". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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