William Shorma
2023 - Present
2025
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William Shorma (Republican Party) is a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 17. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Shorma (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
William Shorma's career experience includes owning a business.[1]
Sponsored legislation
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Shorma was assigned to the following committees:
- House Commerce and Energy Committee
- House Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
- House Transportation Committee
Elections
2024
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Chris Kassin and incumbent William Shorma defeated Ray Ring in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Kassin (R) | 40.7 | 6,680 | |
| ✔ | William Shorma (R) | 33.4 | 5,479 | |
| Ray Ring (D) | 25.9 | 4,240 | ||
| Total votes: 16,399 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ray Ring advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Chris Kassin and incumbent William Shorma defeated Robin Schiro in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Kassin | 50.0 | 1,590 | |
| ✔ | William Shorma | 42.2 | 1,342 | |
 | Robin Schiro | 7.7 | 246 | |
| Total votes: 3,178 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carson Merkwan (R)
Endorsements
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2022
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Chris Kassin and William Shorma defeated Rebecca Engquist-Schroeder in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Kassin (R) | 39.3 | 4,938 | |
| ✔ | William Shorma (R) | 32.2 | 4,055 | |
| Rebecca Engquist-Schroeder (D) | 28.5 | 3,586 | |
| Total votes: 12,579 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paige Schroeder (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rebecca Engquist-Schroeder and Paige Schroeder advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Chris Kassin and William Shorma advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17.
2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent David Anderson and incumbent Kevin Jensen won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Anderson (R) | 56.3 | 8,383 | |
| ✔ | Kevin Jensen (R) | 43.7 | 6,510 | |
| Total votes: 14,893 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Jensen and incumbent David Anderson defeated William Shorma in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Jensen | 38.3 | 1,444 | |
| ✔ | David Anderson | 33.3 | 1,257 | |
| William Shorma | 28.4 | 1,072 | ||
| Total votes: 3,773 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent James Bolin (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent David Anderson and Kevin Jensen defeated Ann Tornberg and Ted Curry in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 general election.[2][3]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Anderson Incumbent |
33.14% | 6,620 | |
| Republican | Kevin Jensen |
29.90% | 5,972 | |
| Democratic | Ann Tornberg | 22.47% | 4,489 | |
| Democratic | Ted Curry | 14.49% | 2,895 | |
| Total Votes | 19,976 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Ted Curry and Ann Tornberg were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ted Curry | |
| Democratic | Ann Tornberg | |
Incumbent David Anderson and Kevin Jensen defeated Bill Shorma in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 Republican primary.[4][5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Anderson Incumbent |
40.56% | 1,164 | |
| Republican | Kevin Jensen |
30.38% | 872 | |
| Republican | Bill Shorma | 29.06% | 834 | |
| Total Votes | 2,870 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2023
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In 2023, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 27.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 27. The legislature held a special session on June 12.
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2016
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In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 |
Officeholder South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Legislature, "Representative William Shorma - 2023 - Detail," accessed April 22, 2023
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Official State Canvass of Legislative Districts 16 and 30 Recounts," accessed May 2, 2017
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| Preceded by - |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2023-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
South Dakota State Senate District 16 2015-2017 |
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