2023 Election Results
Inauguration for the elected candidates will be held on April 29th at 3:00 pm in the Old Capitol Building.
*Note: Senate is comprised of 50 Senators. This includes 26 ticketed, 12 constituency, 7 independent, and 5 first-year Senators.
2023 Election Results
*Bolded names indicate elected candidates
| Ticket Names | Votes Received | Percentage of Votes | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Winterlin & Carly O'Brien | 815 | 51.91% | Yes |
| Vera Barkosky & Robert Jepsen | 479 | 30.51% | No |
Per the USG Elections Code, 26 senate seats may be filled by senators running on an affiliation. As such, the top 26 candidates will be elected into senate.
*Bolded names indicate elected candidates
| Ticketed Name | Ticket/Independent | Votes Received | Percentage | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsha Vaddadi | UIowa 4CHANGE | 450 | 28.66% | Yes |
| Lucas Manley | Forward UIowa | 425 | 27.07% | Yes |
| Emma Speer | UIowa 4CHANGE | 416 | 26.50% | Yes |
| Skylar Radz | UIowa 4CHANGE | 397 | 25.25% | Yes |
| Matthew Lancaster | UIowa 4CHANGE | 390 | 24.84% | Yes |
| Mae Barron | UIowa 4CHANGE | 384 | 24.46% | Yes |
| Addison Eckard | Hawkeye Hustle | 382 | 24.33% | Yes |
| Katie Meredith | UIowa 4CHANGE | 379 | 24.14% | Yes |
| Marco Morel | UIowa 4CHANGE | 377 | 24.01% | Yes |
| Leah Stringer | UIowa 4CHANGE | 374 | 23.82% | Yes |
| Josh Studer | UIowa 4CHANGE | 370 | 23.57% | Yes |
| Quinn Eldridge | Hawkeye Hustle | 366 | 23.31% | Yes |
| Amira Qidwai | Forward UIowa | 357 | 22.75% | Yes |
| Amisha Mohanty | Forward UIowa | 356 | 22.68% | Yes |
| Ben Cooper | Hawkeye Hustle | 356 | 22.68% | Yes |
| Emma Seward | Hawkeye Hustle | 355 | 22.61% | Yes |
| Ahmed Baig | Hawkeye Hustle | 354 | 22.55% | Yes |
| Gabi Michalski | Hawkeye Hustle | 352 | 22.42% | Yes |
| Emma Cutsforth | Forward UIowa | 349 | 22.23% | Yes |
| Harrid Siraj | Forward UIowa | 347 | 22.10% | Yes |
| Jake Wicks | Hawkeye Hustle | 347 | 22.10% | Yes |
| Jack Carrell | Hawkeye Hustle | 342 | 21.78% | Yes |
| Marta Liera | Hawkeye Hustle | 338 | 21.53% | Yes |
| Madison Ross | Forward UIowa | 335 | 21.34% | Yes |
| Jaden Bartlett | Forward UIowa | 334 | 21.27% | Yes |
| Ioana-Aliki Kassioti | Forward UIowa | 332 | 21.15% | Yes |
| Maycen Zimmerman | Hawkeye Hustle | 331 | 21.08% | Yes |
| Adrianna Gallen | Hawkeye Hustle | 323 | 20.57% | No |
| Will Fairman | Forward UIowa | 306 | 19.49% | No |
Per the USG Elections Code, 7 seats will be reserved for senators who run independently. Any unfilled independent spots will be filled by the Internal Affairs Committee during the Fall Nominations process.
*Bolded names indicate elected candidates
| Ticketed Name | Votes Received | Percentage | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Knudsen | 361 | 22.99% | Yes |
| Advika Shah | 318 | 20.25% | Yes |
| Mitchell Militello | 295 | 18.79% | Yes |
| Zaden Issah | 224 | 14.27% | Yes |
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There are 7 elected constituency senators. The remaining 5 are appointed by specific campus organizations. In the 2023 election, 826 people participated in the election.
Students who choose to vote for constituency senators are given the option to vote for any number of the positions below. As such, the below percentages reflect the number of votes received deducted from the overall students (826) who voted for any of the constituency senators.
*Bolded names indicate elected senators
| Constituency | Name | Votes | Percentage | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American | Amiritha Kumar | 262 | 31.72% | Yes |
| Black | - | - | - | - |
| Disability | Natalie Kehrli | 248 | 30.02% | Yes |
| Disability | Isiah L Pielak | 66 | 7.99% | No |
| First-Generation | Willie Zheng | 339 | 41.04% | Yes |
| International | Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Leite | 115 | 13.92% | Yes |
| International | Isha Dinesh Punamiya | 112 | 13.56% | No |
| Latine | Cielo Herrera | 220 | 26.63% | Yes |
| LGBTQ+ | Estella Ruhrer-Johnson | 453 | 54.84% | Yes |
| Case | Complaint | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | The Respondent was accused by the Complainant of violating the early campaigning clause of the elections code. | After the Elections Complaint Board hearing the Respondent was given a warning for early campaigning violations and the early campaigning clause was clarified with them. |
| 002 | The Respondent was accused by the Complainant of violating the early campaigning clause of the elections code. | After the Elections Complaint Board hearing the Respondent was given a warning for early campaigning violations and the early campaigning clause was clarified with them. |
| 003 | The Respondent was accused by the Complainant of harassment of another individual under the definition of harassment given in the code. | After the Elections Complaint Board hearing the Respondent was given a warning for harassment violations and the harassment definition was clarified with them and they were informed that no form of harassment is acceptable in any USG related activity. |
| 004 | The Respondent was accused by the Complainant of violating the early campaigning clause of the elections code. | After the Elections Complaint Board hearing the Respondent was given 5 demerits for committing an early campaigning violation and the reasoning behind that decision was clarified and explained to both parties involved. |