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The top candidates from the “Leading the Way” and “Students FIRST” tickets will face each other in a runoff election Tuesday after knocking candidates from the other two tickets out the race.”Leading the Way” candidates Brooksie Bonvillain and Chris Sellers won 40.9 percent (2,194 votes) of the student vote, while J Hudson and Dani Borel of “StudentsFIRST,” took 27.9 percent (1,493 votes). Candidates must receive a majority of the vote to win an election.Theo Williams and Millena Williams of “Geauxing the Distance” earned 23.9 percent (1,279 votes), and Bryan Wooldridge and John Craig of “Two Kings” took 7.4 percent (394 votes).”I’m so overwhelmed,” Bonvillain said. “Forty percent was our goal, and we reached it.”Hudson said his main goal was to make it into the runoff. “I have excitement for the candidates that made it, but sadness for those that didn’t,” Hudson said. Approximately 19 percent, or 5,315 students, of the University’s nearly 28,000 students voted in the election, according to election results and numbers from the Office of Budget and Planning. The SG constitutional revisions also passed through the student body vote with 82 percent in favor of the revisions. “It’s exactly what we needed,” said Arts and Sciences Senator Drew Prestridge, who supported the “Leading the Way” ticket. “There’s no question it’s better for SG.”Some changes to the Constitution include elimination of the Trial Court, reapportionment of senators to number of students, a one-term limit for SG presidents, fall University Court elections and college councils’ move to the executive branch.Arts and Sciences Senator Aaron Caffarel authored the legislation for the constitutional revisions and said he’s excited SG’s hard work and determination paid off. “I’m so very proud of the student body for recognizing the need for these changes,” Caffarel said. “It’s important and essential to represent the student body.”In the elections for University Court and presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers and senators of College Council, 73 students won their positions outright, and 42 students will face in runoff elections for a total of 21 positions.Nearly 50 percent of voters favored increasing mixed-material recycling bins on campus, according to results for the second referendum, which funds a student elected initiative with $5,000.The two initiatives not selected were putting bike pumps at existing bike racks and expanding Middleton Library’s clicker rental system.Bonvillain said she was flattered on election night when 10 of her campaign members stayed with her in the Quad until 10 p.m. when voting ended. “Our candidates are close-nit,” Sellers said. “Campaigning is not a chore for us.”Borel said she’s excited about another week of campaigning, and “StudentsFIRST” will continue to promote the same ideas.”I think our outcome in the next election will be just as great if not better,” Borel said. Joshery DuBois, runoff candidate for College of Arts and Sciences secretary with StudentsFIRST, said his mind is still boggled at the results. “The best thing that could happen is for everyone to know how sincere [Hudson and Borel] are,” DuBois said. “I think the upcoming week will show how passionate and willing they are to go above and beyond for the students and not just for the position.”Theo Williams said it was a good race, and the runoff should be interesting.Millena Williams said she will continue to support her initiatives and work with whomever is elected. “I think we put a lot of good time in, and it was a good experience,” Millena Williams said. Kristin Davis, Sellers’ girlfriend and a member of “Leading the Way,” won a University Court justice seat.”I’m really honored to serve in this position, and I’m excited to get started,” Davis said. Prestridge has supported Bonvillain and Sellers since they decided to run, and he said he expected the results. “I knew we were going to dominate today,” Prestridge said. “We had the best candidates, best campaign and the best people behind us.” He said “Leading the Way” will campaign harder than ever this week.Speaker of the Senate Tyler Martin also supported the “Leading the Way” ticket, and he said Senate is “going to be awesome next year.””Obviously we’re happy so many of our candidates won outright,” Martin said. “It’s a weird feeling being involved but not being up for election.” Students can vote in the runoff elections Tuesday, and results will be announced the next day. –Contact Catherine Threlkeld at [email protected]
College of AgricultureSenate 2 Half SeatsUnopposed:Roy MooreRebecca Schulin
Senate 2 Full Seats (needed 25% to win)Won election: Kasey Gillum, 147 votes, 26.3%Jake Landry, 218 votes, 39.0%
Lost election: Weldon Nipper, 131 votes, 23.4%Tobias Reed, 63 votes, 11.3%
TreasurerRunoff candidates:Meaghan Clark, 123 votes, 41.3%Ashley Johnson, 147 votes, 49.3%Lost election: Nicole Arana, 28 votes, 9.4%
SecretaryWon election:Courtney Evans, 176 votes, 58.1%
Lost election: Joshua Mullen, 127 votes, 41.9%
Vice PresidentWon election: Alexis Kellett, 241 votes, 77.7%
Lost election:RaQuita Thomas, 69 votes, 22.3%
PresidentUnopposed:Lauren Heinen
College of Art and DesignTreasurerUnopposed:Elizabeth Sandridge
SecretaryUnoppposed:Aimee Coleman
Vice PresidentWon election:Allie Kapinus, 68 votes, 52.3%
Lost election:Tia Willis, 62 votes, 47.7%
PresidentWon election:K. Cristina Navarro, 73 votes, 53.3%
Lost election:Emily LaCour, 64 votes, 46.7%
College of Arts and SciencesSenate 4 Full Seats (needed 12.5% to win)Won election:Mike Jones, 325 votes, 13.3%
Runoff candidates:Brian Baudoin, 237 votes, 9.7%Jackie Cali, 192 votes, 7.9%Paige Kennedy, 253 votes, 10.4%Tiffany Lemons, 181 votes, 7.4%Emily McCalla, 173 votes, 7.1%Jeffery Wale, 193 votes, 7.9%
Lost election:Elizabeth Fall, 164 votes, 6.7%Brittany Callista, 171 votes, 7.0%Stephen Varnell, 170 votes, 7.0%Behm Williams, 72 votes, 3.0%Mychal A. Williams, 148 votes, 6.1%Carly Woitha, 159 votes, 6.5%
TreasurerRunoff candidates:Emily Mistrizak, 204 votes, 30.9%Claire Swinney, 292 votes, 44.2%
Lost election:Thomas Rodgers, 164 votes, 24.8%
SecretaryRunoff candidates:Aubrey DeVillez, 290 votes, 43.3%Joshery DuBois, 199 votes, 29.7%
Lost electionKeava Soil, 180 votes, 26.9%
Vice PresidentWon election:Ashley Fournet, 438 votes, 67.7%
Lost election:Hagen Allen, 209 votes, 32.3%
PresidentRunoff candidates:Chubbs Anderson, 284 votes, 40.6%Courtney Broussard, 261 votes, 37.3%
Lost election:Jordon Michael Corbin, 154 votes, 22.0%
College of Basic SciencesSenate 2 Full Seats (25% required to win)Caleb Abshire, 187 votes, 26.0%Brandon Jones, 193 votes, 26.8%
Lost election:Stephen Finney, 113 votes, 15.7%Dan B. McKay III, 111 votes, 15.4%Charlie Moore, 116 votes, 16.1%
TreasurerRunoff candidates:Conor Coogan, 185 votes, 48.3%Greg Jacob, 111 votes, 29.0%
Lost election:Ankitha Nukala, 87 votes, 22.7%
SecretaryWon election:Brent Benoit, 242 votes, 65.9%
Lost election:Kelvin Dandridge, 125 votes, 34.1%
Vice PresidentRunoff candidates: Kenny Ehrhardt, 162 votes, 42.0%Collin Miller, 125 votes, 32.4%
Lost election:Ellen Ariail, 99 votes, 25.6%
PresidentWon election:Brooke Champagne, 213 votes, 52.3%
Lost election:Erika Boyd, 96 votes, 23.6%Alexandra Erbesti, 98 votes, 24.1%
E. J. Ourso College of BusinessSenate 2 Full Seats (25% required to win)Won election:Amber Guillory, 196 votes, 25.9%Emily Landry, 255 votes, 33.7%
Lost election:Julie Leveque, 121 votes, 16.0%Lauren Noel, 184 votes, 24.3%
TreasurerUnopposed:Emily Smith
SecretaryWon election:Jennie Garland, 234 votes, 56.4%
Lost election:Robert Cowan, 106 votes, 25.5%Victor Lashley, 75 votes, 18.1%
Vice President Runoff candidates:Patrick O’Regan, 188 votes, 43.8%Gary Williams, 139 votes, 32.4%
Lost election:Khristen Jones, 102 votes, 23.8%
President Won election:Anne-Marie Fontenot, 267 votes, 58.4%
Lost election:Krystal Azimullah, 65 votes, 14.2%Adam J. Lagneaux, 125 votes, 27.4%
School of the Coast and Environment TreasurerUnopposed:Stan Massett
SecretaryUnopposed:Gary A. Decossas
Vice PresidentUnopposed:Danielle Edwards
PresidentUnopposed:Lauren Kasparek
College of EducationSenate 2 Full Seats (25% required to win)Won election:Lauryn Brignac, 154 votes, 27.7%
Runoff candidates:Garrett Collins, 77 votes, 13.8%Rebecca Scioneaux, 134 votes, 24.1%
Lost election:Christopher Trosclair, 68 votes, 12.2%Chris Hill, 55 votes, 9.9%Kyle Meche, 68 votes, 12.2%
TreasurerWon election:Hilary Hotard, 188 votes, 65.7%
Lost election:Amber Sacco, 98 votes, 34.3%
SecretaryWon election:Jordin Brown, 164 votes, 56.0%
Lost election:Samantha C. White, 129 votes, 44.0%
Vice PresidentWon election:Kathryn Strong, 160 votes, 52.6%
Lost election:Rose Espiritu, 69 votes, 22.7%Alyse Lafont, 75 votes, 24.7%
PresidentWon election:Kristen Vice, 196 votes, 65.6%
Lost election:Amy Collins, 103 votes, 34.4%
College of EngineeringSenate 2 Half Seats (25% required to win)Ali Bergeron, 284 votes, 35.9%Michelle James, 204 votes, 25.8%
Lost election:Eric Guitreau, 156 votes, 19.7%Michael Poche, 146 votes, 18.5%
Senate 3 Full Seats (16.67% required to win)Won election:Libby Ingram, 229 votes, 18.3%
Runoff candidates:Alex Cagnola, 169 votes, 13.5%Wade Eveland, 201 votes, 16.1%Jonathan Fussell, 140 votes, 11.2%Taylor James-Lightner, 139 votes, 11.1%
Lost election:Nick Jackson, 122 votes, 9.8%Joe Jordan, 121 votes, 9.7%Wayne Mitchell, 128 votes, 10.2%
TreasurerUnopposed:Harold Lohmann
EngineeringSecretaryRunoff candidates:Sydney Rich, 176 votes, 39.7%Lauren Weicks, 155 votes, 35.0%
Lost election:Melinda Hunter, 112 votes, 25.3%
Vice PresidentWon election:Ben Cox, 251 votes, 52.2%
Lost election:M. Shoeb Khan, 100 votes, 20.8%Chicky Morales, 130 votes, 27.0%
PresidentRunoff candidates:Corey Fine, 213 votes, 44.0%Alex Gauthreaux, 191 votes, 39.5%
Lost election:Mario Murphy, 80 votes, 16.5%
Graduate SchoolSenate 4 Full SeatsUnopposed:Vinay C. Amatya Niki Marie HansenDavid Widenski
SecretaryUnopposed:Sarah Gibson
Vice PresidentUnopposed:Ashley Bryant
PresidentUnopposed:Brett Jackson
Manship School of Mass CommunicationSenate 1 Full Seat (50% required to win)Runoff candidates:Erica Esteves, 93 votes, 37.2%Zac Lemoine, 117 votes, 46.8%
Lost election:Karsten Davis, 40 votes, 16.0%
TreasurerWon election:Jennie Armstrong, 145 votes, 63.3%
Lost election:Courtney Rachal, 84 votes, 36.7%
SecretaryWon election:Andrew Alexander, 153 votes, 66.2%
Lost election:Morgan Gordon, 78 votes, 33.8%
Vice PresidentWon election:Ashley Carver, 147 votes, 60%
Lost election:Jacie Scott, 31 votes, 12.7%Caitlin Switzer, 67 votes, 27.3%
PresidentRunoff candidates:Kyle Bove, 104 votes, 40.5%Jacob Sittig, 93 votes, 36.2%
Lost election:Miracle Johnson, 60 votes, 23.3%
College of Music and Dramatic ArtsSenate 1 Full Seat (50% required to win)Won election:Meredith Westbrook, 93 votes, 77.5%
Lost election:Michael Augustine, 27 votes, 22.5%
TreasurerWon election:Collin Barry, 84 votes, 65.1%
Lost election:Mysti Hawkins, 45 votes, 34.9%
SecretaryWon election:Jim Parks, 74 votes, 57.4%
Lost election:Erika Eaton, 55 votes, 42.6%
Vice PresidentWon election:Allison Chancy, 89 votes, 70.6%
Lost election:Ellen Sturgill, 37 votes, 29.4%
PresidentWon election:Carly Zimmerman, 107 votes, 81.1%
Lost election:Marial Biard, 25 votes, 18.9%
University College Center for Advising and Counceling Senate Half SeatUnopposed:Travis Carroll
Senate 4 Full Seats (12.5% required to win)Won election:Sarah Lockwood, 256 votes, 20.3%Cody Wells, 248 votes, 19.7%
Runoff candidates:Molly Echols, 203 votes, 16.1%Johnae Jefcoat, 170 votes, 13.5%Unique Mason, 157 votes, 12.5%Alli Robison, 226 votes, 17.9%
TreasurerUnopposed:Patrick Kazar
SecretaryUnopposed:Jada Woods
Vice PresidentUnopposed:Elizabeth Domingue
PresidentWon election:Luke Wagnon, 178 votes, 51.4%
Lost election:Ryan Swink, 168 votes, 48.6%
University Center for Freshman YearSenate 7 Full Seats (7.14% required to win election)Won election:Aimee Simon, 509 votes, 8.8%Gabby Case, 494 votes, 8.5%Kenny Kingston, 450 votes, 7.8%Kyle O’Keefe, 543 votes, 9.4%Megan Simon, 490 votes, 8.5%Sydni Dunn, 477 votes, 8.2%Tripp Cicardo, 528 votes, 9.1%
Lost election:Aladdin Zahra, 395 votes, 6.8%Carldeon Floyd, 241 votes, 4.2%Chirag Patel, 244 votes, 4.2%Jasmine Paul-Olivier, 252 votes, 4.4%Judson Watkins, 216 votes, 3.7%Kacey Brister, 441 votes, 7.6%Le’Kendra Fusilier, 274 votes, 4.7%Vik Singh, 230 votes, 4.0%
TreasurerUnopposed:Rita Queen
SecretaryWon election:Sarah Gleichenhaus, 572 votes, 64.3%
Lost election:Ritu Roy, 318 votes, 35.7%
Vice PresidentRunoff candidates:Eric Garcia, 346 votes, 34.1%Kristina Lagasse, 473 votes, 46.6%
Lost election:Millie Elder, 195 votes, 19.2%
PresidentWon election:Lindsey Miller, 510 votes, 51.6%
Lost election:R. Taylor Cox, 479 votes, 48.4%
School of Veterinary Medicine TreasurerUnopposed:Melanie Reed
SecretaryUnopposed:Anna Ozio
Vice PresidentUnopposed:Chad Malinak
PresidentUnopposed:Russ Freeland
University Court3 Justices (16.67% required to win)Won election:Kristin Davis, 2464 votes, 18.8%Russell Shepard, 2243 votes, 17.1%
Runoff candidates:Cody Bergeron, 1355 votes, 10.3%Francis Boustany, 1674 votes, 12.8%
Lost election:Nafees Alam, 519 votes, 4.0%Barrett Allen, 1194 votes, 9.1%Michael Amy, 1292 votes, 9.8%Autumn Autrey, 1239 votes, 9.4%Casey M. Connell, 868 votes, 6.6%Maurice Kirksey, 274 votes, 2.1%
‘Leading the Way’ and ‘StudentsFIRST’ to face each other in a second vote
March 24, 2010