2026 Certified Student Election Results
February 17-19, 2026
Certified results are also available as a Word document (docx).
Total Number of Voters: 2,067 (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 Sp26 10 Day Enrollment: 57,851 (Includes undergraduate, professional, graduate, full and part-time students, specialized)
Overall Campus Participation Rate: 3.57%
Illinois Student Council — Student Body President & Vice President
| Ticket | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jaden Campbell & Ethan Lopez | 995 | 54.0% |
| Gabi DalSanto & Omer Mohsin | 848 | 46.0% |
Student Trustee
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gabi Stewart | 942 | 52.1% |
| Grayson Hodson | 685 | 37.9% |
| Patrick Holt | 180 | 10.0% |
Illinois Student Council — Student Representatives
For Representative Elections, the percentage is the percent of ballots with eligible votes (not blank or “No Vote” on which the candidate was selected).
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences – 3 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Mia Gimbel | 113 | 75.8% |
| Diya Bhattacharya | 101 | 67.8% |
| Melony Esquivel | 86 | 57.7% |
| Bradley Burla | 9 | 6.0% |
College of Education – 1 Seat
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Keren Brown | 32 | 100% |
College of Fine & Applied Arts – 2 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Snopko | 67 | 100% |
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - 12 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Lopez | 404 | 59.2% |
| Rylee Graves | 393 | 57.6% |
| Daniela Silvio | 344 | 50.4% |
| Sophia Boyer | 299 | 43.8% |
| Aidan McDowell | 250 | 36.7% |
| Reynaldo Aranda Camas | 241 | 35.3% |
| Tegan Groom | 186 | 27.3% |
Division of Exploratory Studies Administration – 2 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Hernandez | 46 | 86.8% |
| Aadit Bhatia | 23 | 43.4% |
Grainger College of Engineering – 8 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Zainab Memon | 190 | 56.2% |
| Ryan Lim | 166 | 49.1% |
| Ibrahim Anwar | 160 | 47.3% |
| Kevin Wu | 157 | 46.4% |
| Katherine Ducoff | 134 | 39.6% |
| Anagh Sarda | 112 | 33.1% |
| Sahil Jain | 112 | 33.1% |
| Ben McGovern | 86 | 25.4% |
| David Black | 73 | 21.6% |
Graduate College – 5 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Tourna Khan | 139 | 100% |
School of Social Work
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Loeffelholz | 18 | 100% |
The University Senate — Student Senators
For Senator Elections, the percentage is the percent of ballots with eligible votes (not blank or “No Vote” on which the candidate was selected).
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences – 3 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Diya Bhattacharya | 101 | 72.7% |
| Melony Esquivel | 92 | 66.2% |
| Patrick Holt | 79 | 56.8% |
| Bradley Burla | 16 | 11.5% |
College of Education – 1 Seat
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Keren Brown | 29 | 100% |
College of Fine & Applied Arts – 2 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Fellinger | 74 | 100% |
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - 14 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson Hodson | 348 | 52.0% |
| Rylee Graves | 347 | 51.9% |
| Ethan Lopez | 340 | 50.8% |
| Finn Powell | 259 | 38.7% |
| Collin Caldwell | 215 | 32.1% |
| Reynaldo Aranda Camas | 211 | 31.5% |
| Aidan McDowell | 204 | 30.5% |
| Allison McLevige | 201 | 30.0% |
| Tyler Garrett | 179 | 26.8% |
| Tegan Groom | 164 | 24.5% |
Division of Exploratory Studies Administration – 3 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Knebel | 46 | 100% |
Grainger College of Engineering - 8 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Myles Johnson | 155 | 52.9% |
| Ryan Lim | 149 | 50.9% |
| Kevin Wu | 138 | 47.1% |
| Ibrahim Anwar | 134 | 45.7% |
| Anagh Sarda | 106 | 36.2% |
| Ryan Yin | 103 | 35.2% |
| Rafi Nagorsky | 102 | 34.8% |
| David Black | 82 | 28.0% |
Graduate College – 11 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Witynski | 136 | 100% |
Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF) Board
Undergraduate Membership – 11 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Diya Bhattacharya | 898 | 59.2% |
| Kevin Wu | 857 | 56.5% |
| Collin Crook | 703 | 46.4% |
| Dylan Sarsany | 698 | 46.0% |
| Patrick Holt | 601 | 39.6% |
| Abigail Alcozer | 598 | 39.4% |
| Sam Royer | 560 | 36.9% |
Graduate Membership – 3 Seats
| Candidate | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Tourna Khan | 1365 | 100% |
Referenda Questions
Campus Transportation Fee
Do you support the Campus Transportation Fee, which funds the continued student access to all Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) bus services and routes?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1807 | 94.1% |
| No | 113 | 5.9% |
Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee (CET)
Do you support renewing the Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee, collected each semester, for up to four years beginning July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2031?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1679 | 91.7% |
| No | 151 | 8.3% |
Legacy of Service and Learning Scholarship Fee (LSLS)
Do you support renewing the Legacy of Service and Learning Scholarship Fee, each fall and spring semester from July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2031?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1421 | 82.9% |
| No | 293 | 17.1% |
Sustainable Campus Environment Fee (SCEF)
Do you support renewing the Sustainable Campus Environment Fee (SCEF), collected each fall and spring semester, beginning July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2031?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1538 | 87.3% |
| No | 223 | 12.7% |
University Involvement in the Champaign County Reparations Commission
Shall UIUC study, repair, and prevent harms caused by racial injustice by following Urbana in providing the necessary resources to join Champaign County’s reparations commission?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1547 | 87.1% |
| No | 229 | 12.9% |
University Policy on Expressive Activity on Campus
Do you believe University Expressive Activity on Campus (FO-82) policy infringes on students’ free speech through restrictions on protest sound, signage, movement, time, and location?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1355 | 83.6% |
| No | 265 | 16.4% |
Illinois Student Government Constitution
Do you approve of the proposed Illinois Student Government Constitution?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1221 | 93.3% |
| No | 87 | 6.7% |
Relaxing community service requirements for the Legacy of Service and Learning Scholarship
Do you support reducing the service requirement from 50 to 25 hours each year for scholarship recipients?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1224 | 75.9% |
| No | 389 | 24.1% |
Fee for Independent Student Government Funding
Do you approve a semesterly student-initiated fee of $1.00 to fund student government, allowing expanded services to the student body?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1257 | 77.0% |
| No | 375 | 23.0% |
Collegiate Readership Fee
Do you support reinstating the Collegiate Readership Fee, collected each semester, at $2.00, providing students with access to major news publications?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1435 | 85.4% |
| No | 245 | 14.6% |
Changing The University of Illinois System Investment Policy on Fossil Fuel Companies
Should the University of Illinois System change its investment policy to exclude fossil fuel companies?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1450 | 86.6% |
| No | 224 | 13.4% |
Democratic Process for Student Election Code Amendments
Shall amendments to the Student Election Code by made exclusively by a student-led entity representative of the Illinois Student Body?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1125 | 81.7% |
| No | 252 | 18.3% |
Illinois Campus App Fee
Do you support an Illinois Campus App Fee of $10.00 each semester to finance the operation and development of the Illinois App and Rokwire platform?
| Selection | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| No | 980 | 64.1% |
| Yes | 550 | 35.9% |