Spring 2025 Certified Student Election Results

February 25-27, 2025

Certified results are also available as a pdf document.

Total Number of Voters: 4,357 (Represents eligible students who voted in the election)

• The College of Law, College of Veterinary Medicine, Carle Illinois College of Medicine elect senators within the college. Students in these colleges can vote of referendum, SORF, Student Trustee and Student Body President & Vice President.
• To be eligible to vote, students must be enrolled in at least one credit hour. Campus enrollment includes non-degreed academic programs.
• Students are not required to vote in each race.

Urbana Campus 10 Day Enrollment: 56,619 (Includes undergraduate, professional, graduate, full and part-time students, specialized)

Overall Campus Participation Rate: 7.69%

Student Body President & Vice President

Candidates for Student Body President and Vice President are selected through a ranked choice voting method. The electorate may choose to rank all candidates in order of preference or select a single candidate. Voters are not required to rank choice candidates or vote for this position.

* Rank Choice was not needed as the top candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

Votes received in Rounds 2, 3, & 4

This chart represents the number of votes candidates received in round 2, 3, & 4. Voters are not required to select for each round. Only one round was needed as the top candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast.

Student Trustee

Illinois Student Council Representatives

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences – 3 Seats

College of Applied Health Sciences – 2 Seats

Gies College of Business – 3 Seats

College of Education – 1 Seat

Grainger College of Engineering – 8 Seats

College of Fine & Applied Arts – 2 Seats

Division of General Studies – 2 Seats

Graduate College – 5 Seats

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - 12 Seats

UC-Senate Student Senators

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences – 3 Seats

College of Education – 1 Seat

College of Fine & Applied Arts – 2 Seats

Grainger College of Engineering - 8 Seats

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - 14 Seats

College of Media – 1 Seat

Graduate College – 11 Seats

Gies College of Business- 3 Seats

Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF) Board

Undergraduate Membership – 11 Seats

Graduate Membership – 3 Seats

Referenda Questions

A referendum is defined as a question or question seeking the electorate's opinion on an issue which may cause formation of policy or a change to an existing policy, may recommend to University authorities a specific action, or may propose a new student-initiated fee. Referendum questions are not considered binding.

Referendum questions pertaining to the renewal of student-initiated fees under § 3-505 of the Student Code are subject to automatic placement on the ballot.

Krannert Center Fee

Do you recommend the renewal of the Krannert Center Fee, collected each fall, spring, and summer semester, for up to four years beginning July 1, 2026 and ending no later than June 30, 2030?

UIUC Divestment for Human Rights Referendum

Shall Students of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recommend to the Board of Trustees that the University divest, or withdraw investments, from companies which actively normalize, engage in, or fund recognized human rights violations of marginalized groups worldwide?

Providing Optometry Services at McKinley Health Center

Do you approve the increase of $3.00 to the Health Service Fee each semester to support McKinley Health Center providing optometry services such as eye exams, prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses, and treatment for common eye conditions?

Referendum Question Regarding the Adoption of a New Mascot

Should we adopt a mascot to represent the University for use at Illinois Athletic and other relevant events?

Divesting Fossil Fuel Investments from The University of Illinois System Investments

Should the University of Illinois System remove its fossil fuels investments within 5 years?

Increasing the HOPE-Fee from $3.50 to $5.50 per semester to support students.

Should the University of Illinois increase the HOPE- Fee by $2 a semester for the next academic year?