2023 Election Results
During the 2023 Students' Association General Election 1,996 students placed their vote for the next student leaders of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University. The election occurred on March 22 and 23 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Students could vote via online or in-person on the Market Stage. Below are the results and total votes each candidate received.
Vote Breakdown By College
- 437 - College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
- 540 - College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences
- 252 - Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering
- 278 - College of Education & Human Sciences
- 228 - College of Natural Sciences
- 185 - College of Nursing
- 75 - College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions
- 1 - Graduate School
- 1996 - Total
President & Vice President Elect
![Nick Grote & Trinity Peterson](/sites/default/files/styles/wallet_size_scale_325_width_/public/2023-03/Grote_Peterson%20-%20Ticket%202.jpg?itok=Jo6f6FwL)
Nick Grote & Trinity Peterson
Vote Received: 1213
Nick Grote and Trinity Peterson will serve as your next Student Body President and Vice President. They will be sworn in on Monday, April 3, 2023 during the Students' Association Senate meeting. They will serve for the 2023-2024 academic term and lead the Students' Association through many new adventures including the GAF Strategic Plan and other large discussions.
College Breakdown for Grote/Peterson
College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences: 260
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences: 330
College of Education and Human Sciences: 190
College of Natural Sciences: 124
College of Nursing: 126
College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions: 41
Graduate School: 0
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering: 142
Total: 1213
Presidential Candidate Hunter Eide and Vice Presidential Candidate Carter Howell received 783 votes.
College Breakdown for Eide/Howell
College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences: 280
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences: 107
College of Education and Human Sciences: 88
College of Natural Sciences: 104
College of Nursing: 59
College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions: 34
Graduate School: 1
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering: 110
Total: 783
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Senators Elect
437 students voted in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Election.
Michael Garofalo
Year: Junior
Major: Political Science
Votes Received: 256
![Michael Garofalo - AHSS Candidate](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Michael%20Garofalo%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=yxVRJ_2c)
Hannah Dayaget
Year: Freshmen
Major: Global Studies & Poli Sci
Votes Received: 239
![Hannah Dayaget - AHSS](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Hannah%20Dayaget%20-%20AHSS%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=8Egc4y09)
Madeline Brink
Year: Sophomore
Major: Political Science
Votes Received: 233
![Madeline Brink - AHSS](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Madeline%20Brink%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=TK8Ej1KM)
Katie Neuhaus
Year: Junior
Major: Criminology
Votes Received: 212
![Katie Neuhaus - AHSS](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Katie%20Neuhaus%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=HRoA4P4d)
Esther Ilunga received 162 votes.
Joseph Ulloa received 113 votes.
College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences Senators Elect
540 students voted in the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences.
Tyler Rasmussen
Year: Sophomore
Major: Agricultural Business
Votes Received: 362
![Tyler Rasmussen - CAFES](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Tyler%20Rasmussen%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=lvL7jt6W)
Grace Peterson
Year: Freshmen
Major: Agricultural Business
Votes Received: 336
![Grace Peterson - CAFES](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Grace%20Peterson%20-%20CAFES%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=XcNpHrQp)
Kate Lorang
Year: Junior
Major: Agricultural Communication
Votes Received: 332
![Kate Lorang - CAFES](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Kate%20Lorang%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=PlvDyp39)
Wesley Siira
Year: Freshmen
Major: Animal Science
Votes Received: 308
![Westley Siira - CAFES](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Westley%20Siira%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=gDQCjZ8I)
Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Senator Elect
252 students voted in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.
Grant Sternhagen
Year: Sophomore
Major: Computer Sciences
Votes: Received: 208
![Grant Sternhagen - Engineering](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Grant%20Sternhagen%20-%20Engineering%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=MNms2GT2)
College of Natural Sciences Senators Elect
228 students voted in the College of Natural Sciences.
Mara Andersen
Year: Junior
Major: Human Biology
Votes Received: 154
![Mara Andersen - CNS](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Mara%20Andersen%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=_3kNezKn)
Victoria Vazquez
Year: Freshmen
Major: Human Biology
Votes Received: 129
![Victoria Vazquez - CNS](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Victoria%20Vazquez%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=BZ7R0-LX)
Hayden Bentz
Year: Freshmen
Major: Human Biology
Votes Received: 121
![Hayden Bentz - CNS](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Hayden%20Bentz%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=Fy2CXfaw)
College of Nursing Senators Elect
185 students voted in the College of Nursing.
Rylee Sabo
Year: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
Votes Received: 147
![Rylee Sabo - Nursing](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Rylee%20Sabo%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=FIlRnzRM)
Ellie Ulvin
Year: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
Votes Received: 129
![Ellie Ulvin - Nursing](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Ellie%20Ulvin%20-%20Nursing%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=ykAju9Pz)
Lindsay Condon
Year: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
Votes Received: 120
![Lindsay Condon - Nursing](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Lindsay%20Condon%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=0Stc81x_)
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Senator Elect
75 students voted in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health.
Skyler Doss
Year: Junior
Major: Pharmacy
Votes Received: 71
![Skyler Doss - Pharmacy](/sites/default/files/styles/profile/public/2023-03/Skyler%20Doss%20-%20Background.jpg?itok=6TYpVNtH)