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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%

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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.

Ticket Rank Choice Round 1 Percentage Outcome
Gabi DalSanto & Anjali Kumar 1833 53.02% Winner
Katie Comrov & Julianna Longo 557 16.11%  
Piotr Kierner & Julia Smith 416 12.03%  
Alex Belanger & Carter Blount 312 9.03%  
Patrick Holt & Nina O’Dea 140 4.05%  
Noah King & Carter Lee 199 5.76%  

* 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.

Ticket Rank Choice Round 2 Percentage Rank Choice Round 3 Percentage Rank Choice Round 4 Percentage
Gabi DalSanto & Anjali Kumar 366 14.19% 228 9.6% 210 8.95%
Katie Comrov & Julianna Longo 585 22.69% 424 17.87% 383 16.33%
Piotr Kierner & Julia Smith 463 17.95% 546 23.01% 446 19.02%
Alex Belanger & Carter Blount 386 14.97% 373 15.72% 373 15.91%
Patrick Holt & Nina O’Dea 459 17.80% 456 19.22% 466 19.88%
Noah King & Carter Lee 319 12.37% 345 14.54% 466 19.88%
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Student Trustee

Candidate Count Percentage Outcome
Ariana Mirzan 2,545 58.41% Winner
Ezra Landman-Feigelson 822 18.87%  
Dylan Sarsany 291 6.68%  
No Vote 699 16.04%  
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Illinois Student Council Representatives

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences – 3 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Mia Anguiana 195 Winner
Gabriella DalSanto 187 (Elected Student Body President, therefore not seated for ACES)
Mia Gimbel 126 Winner
Melony Esquivel 55 Winner
No Votes 62  

College of Applied Health Sciences – 2 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Carter Blount 129 Winner
No Votes 64  

Gies College of Business – 3 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Esha Aggarwal 127 Winner
Blake Moore 113 Winner
Jill Harvey 87 Winner
No Vote 71  

College of Education – 1 Seat

Candidate Count Outcome
Keren Brown 51 Winner
No Votes 26  

Grainger College of Engineering – 8 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Zainab Memon 341 Winner
Hussain Razvi 321 Winner
Katherine Ducoff 282 Winner
Kevin Wu 230 Winner
Gavi Campbell 140 Winner
No Votes 238  

College of Fine & Applied Arts – 2 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Ezra Landman-Feigelson 214 Winner
No Vote 124  

Division of General Studies – 2 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Besserat Stifanos 51 Winner
Allison McLevige 44 Winner
No Votes 37  

Graduate College – 5 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Viktoriya Dragnevska 215 Winner
Indira Bhagam 205 Winner
No Votes 191  

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - 12 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Michelle Gornicki 606 Winner
Rylee Graves 521 Winner
Gabi Stewart 508 Winner
Naila Syed 496 Winner
Anjail Kumar 493 (Elected Student Body Vice President, therefore not seated for LAS)
Ethan Lopez 448 Winner
Noah Vasquez 427 Winner
Alan Cervantes 387 Winner
Hunter Farnham 355 Winner
Jonah Brue 311 Winner
Joey Dowling 274 Winner
Anika Manelkar 261 Winner
Piotr Kierner 258 Winner
Leah McChristian 246  
Jackson Pence 227  
Stephanie Filtcheva 205  
Benjamin Dreves-Hunt 194  
Aidan McDowell 143  
Vincent Feldman 127  
Kayvon Tahmassebi 120  
Tom Drabik 96  
Drew Arnopolin 95  
Mason Mendoza 89  
No Votes 264  
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UC-Senate Student Senators

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences – 3 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Patrick Holt 172 Winner
John Bierman 140 Winner
Bradley Buria 69 Winner
No Vote 114  

College of Education – 1 Seat

Candidate Count Outcome
Keren Brown 50 Winner
No Votes 27  

College of Fine & Applied Arts – 2 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Sabrina Fellinger 201 Winner
Ezra Landman-Feigelson 157 Winner
No Vote 82  

Grainger College of Engineering - 8 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Patrick Conlon 269 Winner
Vien Castor 260 Winner
Kevin Wu 207 Winner
Jonah Matanky 169 Winner
Rafi Nagorsky 153 Winner
No Vote 332  

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - 14 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Ethan Lopez 562 Winner
Alan Cervantes 525 Winner
Jonah Brue 445 Winner
Hunter Farnham 428 Winner
Jackson Pence 304 Winner
Sohan Hajra 270 Winner
Aidan McDowell 248 Winner
Kayvon Tahmassebi 213 Winner
Paul Baker 195 Winner
Maton Mlotek 181 Winner
Vincent Feldman 180 Winner
Patrick Herr 176 Winner
Kedar Menda 142 Winner
Ling Dai 141 Winner
Mason Mendoza 125  
No Votes 401  

College of Media – 1 Seat

Candidate Count Outcome
Katie Rtke 93 Winner
No Votes 28  

Graduate College – 11 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
David Eby 194 Winner
Jessica Williams 184 Winner
Grant Witynski 177 Winner
Viktoriya Dragneska 165 Winner
Indira Bhagam 163 Winner
Peyton Sorensen 149 Winner
No Vote 169  

Gies College of Business- 3 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Ethan Comrov 152 Winner
Ariana Mizan 149 Winner
No Vote 48  
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Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF) Board

Undergraduate Membership – 11 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Michelle Gornicki 1878 Winner
Ayesha Khan 1198 Winner
Alex Koscielski 1073 Winner
Hayley Hoppock 916 Winner
Devansh Nandwana 865 Winner
Colin Crook 861 Winner
Briton Rasmussen 857 Winner
Patrick Holt 785 Winner
Dylan Sarsany 738 Winner
Matthew Roalkvam 732 Winner
Jonah Brue 673 Winner
Sam Royer 558  
Kedar Manda 476  
Robert Sanabria 470  
Patrick Herr 457  
Ling Dai 446  
Noah Frederking 395  
Luke Welch 390  
Bradley Burla 213  
No Vote 1029  

Graduate Membership – 3 Seats

Candidate Count Outcome
Indira Bhagam 2407 Winner
No Vote 1949  
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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?

Selection Count Percent
Yes 3,033 69.61%
No 1,191 27.34%
Not Answered 133  

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?

Selection Count Percent
Yes 3,185 73.1%
No 1,039 23.85%
Not Answered 133 8.05%

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?

Selection Count Percent
Yes 3,250 74.59%
No 946 21.71%
Not Answered 161 3.70%

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?

Selection Count Percent
Yes 3,327 76.36%
No 685 15.72%
Not Answered 345 7.92%

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?

Selection Count Percent
Yes 3,178 72.94%
No 799 18.34%
Not Answered 380 8.72%

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?

Selection Count Percent
Yes 2,840 65.18%
No 1,117 25.64%
Not Answered 400 18%