McGown wins WSGA election
March 11, 2011
The Washburn Student Government Association presidential and senatorial election results were made official Friday, March 11, during a short ceremony held in the basement of the Memorial Union.
Current WSGA president Caley Onek and WSGA vice president Lucas Mullin announced first announced the senatorial vote counts, which included six write-in candidates earning senatorial positions. Onek then announced that Taylor McGown and her vice presidential running mate Michael Kitowski received a majority of the votes with 448 to Rizki Aljupri and Nicholas Campbell’s 281.
Brooke Rollison received the most senatorial votes with 409, followed by Amber Kissell with 393, Jarrod Cullan and Shea Kirsop with 377 apiece and Dlany Conny with 370. All 19 of the senatorial candidates received 230 or more votes and will serve next year.
Write-in candidates had to receive 10 or more votes to be eligible for a senatorial position. Jon Trotter received 39 votes, followed by Myles Howell with 38, Jessie McGown and Ivan Moya with 35 apiece, Chrib Huber with 11 and Evan Thomas with the bare minimum of 10 votes.
PRESIDENTIAL/VICE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE COUNT
1. Taylor McGown/Michael Kitowski – 448
2. Rizki Aljupri/Nicholas Campbell – 281
SENATORIAL VOTE COUNT
1. Brooke Rollison, 409
2. Amber Kissell, 393
3. Jarrod Cullan, 377
4. Shea Kirsop, 377
5. Dlany Conny, 370
6. Brett Johnson, 350
7. Katie Porter, 339
8. Shelbie Konkel, 329
9. Wesley Lawrence, 317
10. Josh Rosebaugh, 303
11. Ty Concannon, 297
12. Bianca Ramirez, 295
13. Caprice Cortez, 293
14. Betsy Wooden, 289
15. Eric Benedict, 277
16. Cameron McCormack, 272
17. Katie Lawless, 267
18. Ryan Masilionis, 245
19. Keenan Hogan, 231
Write-in Candidates
Jon Trotter, 39
Myles Howell, 38
Jessie McGown, 35
Ivan Moya, 35
Chris Huber, 11
Evan Thomas, 10