The Associated Students of ASU Elections Department has announced results for Undergraduate Student Government and Graduate Student Government elections, setting leadership for the 2026-27 school year.
The initial voting period was held from April 1-2 after two weeks of campaigning. Elections for USG Downtown executive positions and Senate seats for USG Tempe and USG West Valley were deemed compromised on April 8 and re-run.
READ MORE: Breaking: Three USG elections deemed compromised, new votes to be held
USG Tempe
Three tickets ran for the USGT executive positions, with the Solomon ticket winning with 55.82% of the vote. The Ragland ticket received 28.08% of the vote, and the Chan ticket received 16.09%.
READ MORE: Meet the tickets for the USG Tempe executive election
Solomon Tyler, a junior studying finance, will serve as the USGT student body president. Maddie Cicenia, a sophomore studying finance, will be the vice president of services, and Brooke Arneson, a junior studying biomedical engineering, will be the vice president of policy.
The Solomon ticket focused on transparency, Tyler said in a written statement. Their campaign was designed around demonstrating everything USGT has to offer to new voters.
"This team serves as a voice for the students, and a liaison between the student body, administration, and organizations on campus," Tyler stated.
USG Downtown
Two tickets ran for the USGD executive positions, with the Tedoco ticket winning with 57.47% of the votes and the Ritchie ticket obtaining 42.53%.
READ MORE: Meet the tickets for the USG Downtown executive election
Rei Tedoco, a junior studying journalism and mass communication, will serve as the USGD student body president. Adrian Ortiz, a sophomore studying public service and public policy, will be the vice president of services, and Naomi Inegbenedion, a junior studying health care administration and policy, will be the vice president of policy.
The Tedoco ticket ran under the promise of promoting opportunity and increasing awareness about campus resources and programs, Tedoco said. The campaign's platform centered on helping all students navigate different facets of college life and empowering students throughout the process.
"I am a first-generation college student, and I would say this means a lot, given the fact that I can advocate for so many different students and bring that community," Tedoco said. "I'm from out of state, I'm a student worker, I commute. I feel like I can relate to a lot of students, and I want to be that voice for them."
USG West Valley
At USGWV, the Mionske ticket ran unopposed.
Sara Mionske, a junior studying psychology, will serve as the USGWV student body president. Anna Lugo Ortecho, a sophomore studying psychology and political science, will be the vice president of services, and Mikah Dyer, a sophomore studying secondary education and political science, will be the vice president of policy.
READ MORE: Meet the unopposed ticket for the USG West Valley executive election
The Mionske tickets ran on a platform focused on transparency and building relationships with students, Mionske said. She also wants to focus on keeping college affordable and accessible for students, both current and prospective.
"It's important for students to know that there's student representatives who are here for them, and so it means a lot to me that I'm going to be that person leading that movement and making a USG team that really wants to connect with the West Valley," Mionske said.
USG Polytechnic
At USG Polytechnic, the Ortiz-Gonzalez ticket ran unopposed.
Roberto Ortiz-Gonzalez, a sophomore studying engineering, will serve as the USGP student body president. Clare Wiegman, a junior studying aeronautical management technology, will be the vice president of services, and Praghathi Arun Senthil, a sophomore studying human systems engineering, will be the vice president of policy.
READ MORE: Meet the unopposed ticket for the USG Polytechnic 2026-27 executive office
The Ortiz-Gonzalez ticket ran on a platform about making student resources more well-known and expanding access to them. Ortiz-Gonzalez said in a written statement that he is thankful for the opportunity to represent the Polytechnic campus and serve the community.
"I love ASU, and I look forward to working with students and faculty to help uplift and make Polytechnic even better than it already is," Ortiz-Gonzalez stated.
GSG
Two students ran for GSG student body president, with Tharun Goud Dasugari winning with 62.07% of the votes and Onkar Vachista Falle receiving 37.93%.
READ MORE: Meet the candidates for the GSG executive election
In addition, Debadatta Jena, a graduate student studying public administration, will serve as vice president of external affairs. Sai Sagar Galli Raghu, a graduate student studying data science, analytics and engineering, will serve as vice president of campus engagement.
Dasugari, a graduate student studying management of technology, said his platform was about making GSG more visible at the University and expanding access to resources available to graduate students. He has met with administrators at the University to begin work on his goals.
"We feel that the opportunity to serve (the) student body, understanding the resources, helping them whenever required, that gives much of the sense of responsibility," Dasugari said.
Edited by Carsten Oyer, Senna James and Ellis Preston.
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Kaitlyn Smitten is a politics reporter for The State Press. This is her first semester at The State Press. She previously served as a staff writer and correspondent for the Berkeley Beacon at Emerson College. She is a third-year Political Science major with a Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies minor.
