2,368 undergraduates voted in the SGA election, the second-largest vote total in UMBC history. Once again, the voting rate for UMBC undergraduates (23.8%) compared favorably to the turnout rates for the Towson University (13.3%) and University of Maryland College Park (about 20%; official tally to be released tonight) SGA elections.
Here are the results:
Here are the results:
PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Yasmin Karimian 2,015 votes 94.4%
Richard Blissett
Write-ins (total) 120 votes 5.6%
VICE PRESIDENT
FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
William Joyner 1,219 votes 56.8%
Emily Han 876 votes 40.8%
Write-ins (total) 50 votes 2.3%
TREASURER
Kaylesh Ramu 1,959 votes 95.2%
Write-ins (total) 98 votes 4.8%
SGA SENATE
Top 11 candidates (in bold) have been elected:
Toby Le 918 votes
Gift Jayakar 780 votes
Vikram Bambawale 766 votes
Dylan Cook 709 votes
Damani Lewis 705 votes
Benjamin Smith 676 votes
Jasmine Batchelor 648 votes
Matthew McNey 622 votes
Chidiebele Agha 611 votes
Sumit Bose 602 votes
Alex Gaines 581 votes
Faiza Haq 554 votes
Tae-Guyn “Tommy” Kim 533 votes
Opeyemi Faseyi 518 votes
Leon Neufville 480 votes
David Stonko 478 votes
Buruk Hagos 446 votes
Jair Thrasher 425 votes
Chunhui Lin 416 votes
Grant Foehrkolb 410 votes
Edward K. Featherson 405 votes
Write-ins (total): 54 votes
SGA FINANCE BOARD
Top 5 candidates (in bold) have been elected:
Jessica Ji 751 votes
Rosy Chirayath 705 votes
Sekinah Hassan 673 votes
Morgan Russo 617 votes
Tehmeena Hassan 594 votes
Vladislav Azimhodjaev 579 votes
Asmita Adhikari 473 votes
Catherine Dodson 442 votes
Amond “Uche” Uwadineke 424 votes
Timb Mantegna 361 votes
Nicole Laird 358 votes
Write-ins (total) 44 votes
Referendum A
(SGA Eligibility Requirements)
Yes 1,248 votes 59.5%
No 851 votes 40.5%
Referendum B
(SGA Nondiscrimination Clause—Gender Expression/Identity)
Yes 1,896 votes 91.0%
No 188 votes 9.0%
Referendum C
(SGA Finance Board Authority to Participate in Amending
Guiding Documents and Approving Appointments)
Yes 1,572 votes 78.9%
No 420 votes 21.1%
Referendum D
(SGA Supreme Court Restructuring)
Yes 1,718 votes 86.4%
No 271 votes 13.6%
