Ag business senior Julia Campbell and her running mate Megan Decker, ag and society sophomore, were elected as Student Government president and vice president Thursday, March 25.
After voting occurred Monday and Tuesday, the Campbell-Decker campaign received 2,716 votes, accounting for 54.4 percent of the vote, while the Olson-Gonzalez campaign received 2,199 votes, getting 44.1 percent of the votes.
For the 2020-21 school year, the student population at Iowa State is 31,825. With 5,046 students voting in the election, 15.8 percent of the student body voted — about the same percentage from last year’s election cycle.
Campbell and Decker are running on five key points, which include diversity and inclusion, Student Government transparency and accountability, community, student success and financial success.
Campbell and Decker will make their acceptance speech at their inauguration April 6.