SGA Election Results

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:

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%