Below are the complete results and vote counts for the 2016-2017 ASG General Election. Thank you to all students that participated by voting in this election – we had a record turnout with over 5,000 individual voters! Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all candidates for a great campaign.
Please note – Candidates marked in bold were elected in their respective election. Candidates marked with an * were disqualified due to expenditure report issues.
2016-2017 ASG Executive Officers
ASG President/ ASG Vice President: Because no candidates in the President/Vice President race received the necessary votes to win by a majority, this race will go to a run-off. The candidates in bold will appear on the run-off ballot.
- Connor Flocks/Maggie Benton 2333
- Jace Motley/Courtney Brooks 1226
- Alex Flemister/Katie Hicks 1025
- Davis Trice/Emily Olander 852
ASG Secretary: Because no candidates in the Secretary race received the necessary votes to win by a majority, this race will go to a run-off. The candidates in bold will appear on the run-off ballot.
- Jase Rapert 2293
- Hannah Andrews 1087
- Savanna Spradlin 1032
- Abigail Walstad 860
ASG Treasurer: Because no candidates in the Treasurer race received the necessary votes to win by a majority, this race will go to a run-off. The candidates in bold will appear on the run-off ballot.
- Shelby Cormack 2298
- Pierce Phillips 1064
- Collins Knight 1017
- Scott Sims 903
2016-2017 ASG Senate
Senator, Sam Walton College of Business
- Blake Flemister 515
- Spencer Bone 488
- Jessie Loechler* 462*
- Taylor Hill 454
- Blake Bowlin* 446*
- Coy Lewis 412
- Will Watkins 411 (N/A – elected separately as Chair of Senate)
- Abel Soster 406
- Tristan Locke* 403*
- Parker Massanelli 400
- Burke Sanders* 374*
- Nathan Smith 335
- Scottie Taylor 317
- Ben Jeffrey* 291*
- Jay Huber* 278*
- Elliott Back* 258*
- Trevor Villines 214
Senator, J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
- Garrett Bethel 692
- Hannah White 644
- Ashley Goodwin 639
- Jackson Massanelli 630
- Aaron Smiley 622
- Jessica Kloss 618
Senator, College of Education and Health Professions
- Ashton Yarbrough 579
- Hayley Orlando* 454*
- Paige Sellen 416
Senator, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food & Life Sciences
- Clay Smith 331
Senator, School of Architecture
- Zack Spero 62
Senator, College of Engineering
- Wiles Wiggins 261
- Parker Fitzgerald 259
- Walker Wiggins 245
- Austin Roark* 177*
- Jackson Mosley 177
- Barth K. Onyekwelu 169
- Dani Zapata 167
- Carson Alsup* 163*
There were no candidates for Senator, School of Law
2016-2017 ASG Graduate Student Congress (GSC)
GSC Representative, J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
- Arley Ward 27
- Ashley Whiting 24
- Frankc Berlanga Medina 24
- Jesse Sims 23
- Garrett C. Jeter 21
- Scout Johnson 20
- Megan Vallowe* 17*
- Shiloh Peters* 14*
- Jason Charles Phillip 12
- Amanda McGee 10
GSC Representative, Sam M. Walton College of Business
- Brandon Michael Wayerski* 10*
GSC Representative, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food & Life Sciences
- Nnana Edmund 13
- Emily Hawkins 10
- Jessica Guinn 8
GSC Representative, Graduate School
- Nicole Turnage 20
GSC Representative, College of Education and Health Professions
- Stacy Kimbrough 14
- Min-Ji Park 11
GSC Representative, College of Engineering
- Johnathan Blanchard 7
- Cindy Roullet 6
- Blake A. Johnson* 5*
- Joshua Burbridge 4
- Philip Gilley 4
GSC Representative, At-Large: These candidates did not win a seat in their specific college, but were still elected as an at-large representative.
- Amanda McGee 10
BALLOT ISSUE #1: Formally recognizes the Graduate Student Congress Speaker as part of the Associated Student Government Executive team. The Graduate Student Congress Speaker will join the ASG President, ASG Vice-President, ASG Treasurer, ASG Secretary, and ASG Chair of Senate as a voting members of the Executive Committee.
- Yes 3258
- Prefer Not To Respond 2032
- No 323
BALLOT ISSUE #2: Legislative representation of the Law School will be transferred from the Senate to the GSC. Representatives of the Law School sought this change after determining that the work of the Graduate Student Congress aligns more closely with their experience as Law Students than does the Senate.
- Yes 3142
- Prefer Not To Respond 2237
- No 233
BALLOT ISSUE #3: Adoption of Old Main Oath. The Old Main Oath is a set of morals, values, and beliefs upheld by University of Arkansas students, faculty, and staff to emphasize integrity, openness, and general principles of civility by defining common values in our institution.
- Yes 3538
- Prefer Not To Respond 1733
- No 341
