The election for the top two Associated Student Body executive positions, president and vice president, will head into a runoff today and four Senate categories will be on the ballot due to technical issues that occurred with Tuesday’s election. The results for other executive positions and most senate positions were announced Tuesday, March 26.
The two candidates in the runoff for president are junior public policy leadership major Jackson Scruggs, who received 36.5% of the votes in Tuesday’s election, and Hannah Watts, also a junior public policy leadership major, who received 24.4% of the vote.
In addition to being open on MyOleMiss, the race will also be open for write-in candidates on paper ballots, which will be in the Union Plaza tomorrow at the Associated Student Body tent.
Due to technical issues with ballot access after Tuesday’s election the following Senate categories will also be open for voting during the runoff election: special interest, student governance, National Panhellenic Council and Graduate School.
Those headed into the runoffs today shared their thoughts.
“I am feeling very grateful going into the runoffs,” Watts said. “The community here at UM is unlike any other, so I am incredibly honored to be in this position.”
Scruggs gave his perspective.
“I’m just honored to even be in the runoff to begin with,” Scruggs said. “I feel confident that whoever wins tomorrow will be able to properly lead this campus in the right direction.”
The candidates for the vice president runoff are sophomore economics major Jack Jones, who received 37.1% of Tuesday’s votes, and junior international studies major Jacks Mitchell, who received 25.83% of the votes cast.
“I saw that I was in the runoff, and I was obviously very relieved,” Mitchell said. “… I was like, okay, so there’s a lot more work to be done.”
Mitchell is currently studying abroad in Malta, an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, and he thanked his team for running his campaign.
“(Running) from a different continent has been very difficult, but I’m very grateful for my team,” Mitchell said. “They have been amazing at tabling every single day, giving me updates, printing out stickers when I need it.”
Jones said he feels confident.
“I think we have put a great team together and have put in a whole lot of work,” Jones said. “I think the results tomorrow will reflect that.”
The other three races for executive positions — treasurer, secretary and attorney general — were decisive.
Junior accounting major Eva Reynolds will serve as next year’s treasurer. In the secretary race, Braxton Dagg, a sophomore integrated marketing communications major, won. Alex Kipping, a junior public policy leadership major, won the race for attorney general.
“I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve the student body as secretary. I cannot wait to serve every single student on this campus,” Dagg said. “I’m looking forward to getting the ball rolling with expanding our community service and connecting with students from all paths of life and making sure that change is happening within ASB for the better.”
Reynolds echoed Dagg’s sentiment.
“I’m so grateful for this opportunity,” Reynolds said. “I really worked hard for this, and I’m so excited for what’s to come. This has been amazing.”
Kipping shared her perspective.
“When I joined ASB as a freshman, I would have never thought in a million years that I would be in this position,” Kipping said. “I couldn’t be more honored to be the next Attorney General of such an amazing university, and I feel confident that the future is bright for this campus. I’m sincerely looking forward to the work ahead of the Department of Justice this year and how we can use it to continue to empower our students.”
In addition to executive positions, all 50 senate seats were up for election.
Caleb Ball, a junior political science major, retained his position as a College of Liberal Arts senator.
“I’m really excited,” Ball said. “In the past, there have been elections where I haven’t been contested. This year, you know, going into it, we knew that I was going to be running against people, and there’s going to be someone that didn’t win that category. I didn’t want to be confident; I wanted to make sure I was still campaigning and reaching out to people, and we did that, and I’m really excited about it.”
Now that Ball has seen his hard work pay off, he has his sights set on how he can continue the work he has begun.
“There is a rollback on (diversity, equity and inclusion) on campus, and I want to make sure that on our campus we are continuing to be an inclusive space and university for all communities and backgrounds,” Ball said.
Senior class officers were also announced last night on ASB’s Instagram. Jack Walker, a senior public policy leadership major, was elected president, Phoebe Gremaud, a senior engineering major, was elected vice president and Kam Holt, a senior forensic chemistry major, was elected secretary and treasurer.
The following senators were elected in their respective races.
Academic and Professional
Kaleb Parish, School of Business Administration
B.B.A. in Finance
Campus Equity and Advocacy
Kayle Amos, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Political Science
Troy Christian, General Studies
B.M.D.S. in Multidisciplinary Studies
Cultural/Multicultural
Eli Keel, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Political Science
Brittany Bustillos, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in International Studies
Health and Wellness
Emma Scruggs, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Public Policy Leadership
Blake Moore, Patterson School of Accountancy
B.Accy. in Accountancy
Honors Society
Emily Krieger, School of Pharmacy
B.A. in Biological Science
Andrew Nichols, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Economics
Interfraternity Council
Abe Solomon, School of Business Administration
B.B.A. in General Business
Jack Turrentine, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Public Policy Leadership
Panhellenic
Bekah Woodruff, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Public Policy Leadership
Larissa Aquaviva, School of Business Administration
B.B.A. in Finance
Political
Caroline Milroy, School of Business Administration
B.B.A. in Management
Haley Warren, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Political Science
Religion/Spiritual
Grace Hoseman, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Southern Studies
Justin Boomgarden, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Public Policy Leadership
Service and Philanthropic
Lillian Prather, Patterson School of Accountancy
B.Accy. in Accountancy
Shayne Carson, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Political Science
University-sponsored Organizations
Wesley Templet, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Public Policy Leadership
Keerthin Karthikeyan,
College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in International Studies
Club Sports
Bratton Willoughby, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Political Science
Kieffer Schwartz, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Public Policy Leadership
College of Liberal Arts
Caleb Ball, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Political Science
Olivia Claire Williford, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in International Studies
Jalon Hightower, College of Liberal Arts
B.A. in Political Science
Blake Williamson, College of Liberal Arts
B.S. in Biological Science
Amanda Peattie, School of Education
B.A.Ed. in Elementary Education
Patterson School of Accountancy
Pierson Cole, Patterson School of Accountancy
B.Accy. in Accountancy
School of Applied Sciences
Eron Hendrix, School of Applied Sciences
B.S. in Public Health & Health Sciences
Business Administration
Madeline Bailey, School of Business Administration
B.B.A. in Marketing
Ewing Milam, School of Business Administration
B.B.A. in Finance
Brooke Jankowsky, School of Business Administration
B.B.A. in General Business
School of Education
Ryleigh Anne Felty, School of Education
B.A.Ed. in English Education
School of Engineering
Sara Jane Wilburn, School of Engineering
B.S.B.E. in Biomedical Engineering
School of Journalism and New Media
Grace Landry, School of Journalism and New Media
B.A.J. in Journalism
