D'Leon Barnett and Jacky Yoo Elected Student Body President and Vice President

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D'Leon Barnett and Jacky Yoo were named the next Student Body President and Vice President this week, marking the end of a competitive election that featured significant campaigning from all parties and more voters than ever before.

According to Chairperson Dale Warfield of the Elections and Disputes Commission, who announced the results today in the Johnson Center Atrium, the 3,961 votes in this election are the largest number ever.

Barnett and Yoo garnered over 1,200 votes, taking approximately 31 percent of the vote.

Barnett spoke briefly to the large lunchtime crowd. “We’d like to thank everybody at George Mason for answering the call to action,” Barnett said.

He later commented, “We’re ready to bridge the gap between students, faculty and administrators,” citing a commitment to diversity.

Barnett and Yoo's closest competitors among the four other pairs running for the executive offices were Lynn Gold and Dominic Pody, who had 971 votes for about 25 percent. Sean Hobaugh and Evan Massengill came in third with 653 votes, with Shane Smith and Rich Everett only two votes behind. Jill Ferron and Mark Murphy gained 275 votes.

The competition for the Student Senate seats was more stiff than years' past as well, with 45 candidates running for 30 seats.

Several candidates pulled in over 500 votes and still did not win seats. All the winning candidates gained 588 votes or more.

Returning Senator Chelsea Bateman had the most votes at 1017. 

The full list of elected student senators is posted below:

Wegahata Abed
Nicola Anderson
Chelsea L. Bateman
David J. Bier
Daniel Boger
Allyson Bowers
Tresa Brown
Ryan-Kristoff Canaday
Ryan J. Comer
Ritu Dahiya
Michael DeMatteo
Nathan Dorfman
Hope Ferrari
Jeff Fusco
Brad Gross
Mike Hoggard
Victoria Vené Jackson
Melissa Jackson
Kang Kim
Chloe Kingsley-Burt
Tommy Lee
Alexandra Murdocca
Breana “Bre” Nesbitt
Julie Palmer
Allison Pinard
Daniel Santiago
Daisha M. Savage
Mike Schaffer
Mary Vertucci
Tahmina Zamarial