A Detailed Breakdown of the 2026 ASUC Election Results

By Guadalupe Garcia Lopez

Margaret Solomon won the ASUC presidency in three rounds, Sydnee Thy beat Sara Teran by 139 votes for Executive Vice President, and it took twelve rounds of counting to fill all twenty Senate seats. Here is how every race on the ballot played out, round by round.

President

Margaret Solomon led from the first count. When Carlos Gonzalez was eliminated, enough of his votes broke her way to push her past 50 percent, and she finished at 55.2% of active ballots over Abdullah Memon.

Round 1Round 2Round 340.8%33.6%19.3%6.3%43.6%35.5%20.9%55.2%44.8%Lefkowitz eliminatedGonzalez eliminated
Solomon
Memon
Inactive ballots

Source: 2026 ASUC Elections Tabulator Breakdown

Movement in Round 3

When Gonzalez was eliminated, 46 percent of their votes moved to Solomon, while about 316 ballots ran out of ranked choices. In the final round, Solomon’s lead over Memon stood at 10.5 percent of active ballots, up from 7.2 percent on first choices.

Gonzalez Eliminated −1,710

Where votes went

Solomon +780 4,340 total
Memon +614 3,517 total
Inactive ballots +316 470 total

3,929 votes needed to win

CandidateRound 123
Margaret Solomon ElevateCal
41%44%55.2%
Abdullah Memon Independent
343644.8
Carlos Gonzalez Independent
1921—
Yuhee Lefkowitz Independent
6——

Note: a ballot is “inactive” when every candidate ranked by a voter has been eliminated and that ballot no longer factors into the election.

Executive Vice President

Just 121 first-choice votes separated Sydnee Thy and Sara Teran. Esha Sharma's votes split almost down the middle when she was eliminated, and Thy held on to win with 51.0% of active ballots.

Round 1Round 237.1%35.4%27.5%51.0%49.0%Sharma eliminated
Thy
Teran
Inactive ballots

Source: 2026 ASUC Elections Tabulator Breakdown

Movement in Round 2

When Sharma was eliminated, 37 percent of their votes moved to Thy, while about 546 ballots ran out of ranked choices. In the final round, Thy’s lead over Teran stood at 2.0 percent of active ballots, up from 1.6 percent on first choices.

Sharma Eliminated −2,062

Where votes went

Thy +767 3,545 total
Teran +749 3,406 total
Inactive ballots +546 546 total

3,476 votes needed to win

CandidateRound 12
Sydnee Thy ElevateCal
37%51.0%
Sara Teran Independent
3549.0
Esha Sharma Independent
28—

Note: a ballot is “inactive” when every candidate ranked by a voter has been eliminated and that ballot no longer factors into the election.

Senate

It took twelve rounds of counting to fill all twenty seats. Thicker blocks mean more active votes, and the lighter ribbons show votes carrying over or transferring between rounds.

Round 9Round 10Round 11Round 12392392392392392392392387375385355360352321298306291296272768392392392392392392392411402401363363365344323310300296276828392392392392392392392392392392365366367348325312301296278255845Khan eliminatedBhatt eliminated
Ding
Pitcher
Jadhav
Torres
Aguilar
Lee
Karlan
Singh
Justice-Williams
Chesebro
Hammond
Patti
Tang
Tovar
Gray
Aghbalyan
Espinoza
Cho
Cassel Engen
Enriquez
Inactive ballots
Quota: 392 votes

Source: 2026 ASUC Elections Tabulator Breakdown

Movement in Round 12

When Bhatt was eliminated, 11 percent of their votes moved to Gray, while about 102 ballots ran out of ranked choices. That filled the last 10 seats, electing Hammond, Patti and 8 others.

Bhatt Eliminated −241.2

Where votes went

Gray +25.9 351 total
Aghbalyan +23.9 335.9 total
Hammond +23.6 388.5 total
Patti +14.2 379.9 total
Tovar +13.7 361.4 total
Espinoza +12.8 313.9 total
Cassel Engen +9.6 287.8 total
Tang +7 373.7 total
Cho +4.9 300.8 total
Enriquez +3.2 257.9 total
Inactive ballots +102.4 947.2 total

392 votes needed to win

CandidateRound 123456789101112
Sandra Ding ElevateCal
786392392392392392392392392392392392
Matthew Pitcher Independent
658392392392392392392392392392392392
Nikita Jadhav Independent
603392392392392392392392392392392392
Gabby Torres ElevateCal
531392392392392392392392392392392392
Niki Aguilar Independent
449392392392392392392392392392392392
Jeffrey Lee Independent
300358.9359.9361.5363.5396.2392392392392392392
Joseph Karlan Independent
308315.9316.9317.6321.6373.2373.2396.1392392392392
Aarja Singh Independent
360378379.3381.1381.4385.7385.8386.8386.8411.3392392

Note: a ballot is “inactive” when every candidate ranked by a voter has been eliminated or elected and that ballot no longer factors into the count.

The Rest of the Ballot

Four more races were decided on first choices alone, with no extra rounds to count. Two of them were uncontested.

External Affairs Vice President

Selina Mendez cleared 50 percent on the first count, so the race never went to extra rounds.

CandidateVotesPct.
Selina Mendez Independent
3,49352.4%
Duke Dela Rosa Independent
2,45036.7
Derek Rodriguez
72510.9
Total reported
6,668

Academic Affairs Vice President

Dylan Lucks ran unopposed and took nearly 92 percent of the vote.

CandidateVotesPct.
Dylan Lucks ElevateCal
5,68591.8%
None
5108.2
Total reported
6,195

Student Advocate

Reena Alsakaji also ran unopposed and won with close to 94 percent.

CandidateVotesPct.
Reena Alsakaji Independent
5,43693.6%
None
3746.4
Total reported
5,810

Transfer Student Representative

Varsha Torpunuri won more than four out of every five votes cast.

CandidateVotesPct.
Varsha Torpunuri Independent
4,91682.3%
Natania Aslmand Independent
1,06117.8
Total reported
5,977

Propositions

Students also voted on four ballot measures. Three passed easily. The fourth had the votes but not the turnout.

Prop 26A The STRONG Act

VoteVotesPct.Of yes/no
Yes
8,31872.2%90.3%
No
8997.89.7
Abstain
2,30920.0—
Total reported
11,526

Prop 26B Save Free Student Press Initiative

VoteVotesPct.Of yes/no
Yes
8,78076.2%88.1%
No
1,18410.311.9
Abstain
1,56213.6—
Total reported
11,526

Prop 26C The GA Fee 2.0

VoteVotesPct.Of yes/no
Yes
87967.9%80.9%
No
20716.019.1
Abstain
20816.1—
Total reported
1,294

Needed 2,513 yes-or-no votes to be valid. Only 1,086 came in, so the measure failed on turnout even though most voters said yes.

Prop 26D Divestment Advisory Proposition

VoteVotesPct.Of yes/no
Yes
8,62374.8%89.9%
No
9748.510.2
Abstain
1,92916.7—
Total reported
11,526