Undergraduate Student Government
at The Ohio State University

Undergraduate Student Elections

For more information, or with any questions, please contact usgelections@osu.edu.

Voting begins on March 9, 2026 at 12:00pm and closes March 11, 2026 at 11:59pm. To vote, please go to usg.osu.edu/vote!

Candidates for the Spring 2026 Election Ballot! (subject to change)

Candidates for President/Vice President (sorted by Presidential candidate's last name):

Name Position Sought Email
Ayele Amouzouvi President amouzouvi.1@osu.edu
Olivia Gilreath Vice President gilreath.26@osu.edu
Christopher Cade President cade.78@osu.edu
Isaiah Nire Vice President nire.3@osu.edu
Armaan Chaudhary President chaudhary.107@osu.edu
Aidan Chomicki Vice President chomicki.2@osu.edu
Marin Funderburg President funderburg.37@osu.edu
Anoushka Dubey Vice President dubey.74@osu.edu

Candidates for the 59th General Assembly (sorted by last name):

Name Constituency Email
Ali Abedrabbo Senator - Off-Campus Living Area abedrabbo.3@osu.edu
Jameel Almuti Senator - Natural and Mathematical Sciences almuti.4@osu.edu
Shalom Amsalu Senator - College of Medicine amsalu.5@osu.edu
Alana Andrew Senator - Off-Campus Living Area andrew.61@osu.edu
Emma Brundage Senator - College of Business brundage.50@osu.edu
Caden Conde Senator - Off-Campus Living Area conde.55@osu.edu
Matthew Devaney Senator - On-Campus Living Area devaney.38@osu.edu
Kendall Dickman Senator - Social and Behavioral Sciences dickman.144@osu.edu
Brady DiNovo Senator - On-Campus Living Area dinovo.32@osu.edu
Dylan Gilbo Senator - Social and Behavioral Sciences gilbo.2@osu.edu
Braxton Glover Senator - On-Campus Living Area glover.444@osu.edu
Yusuf Hade Senator - Commuter Living Area hade.7@osu.edu
Sena Mekonnen Senator - College of Public Health mekonnen.34@osu.edu
Jack Meyer Senator - Off-Campus Living Area meyer.1673@osu.edu
Grace Moore Senator - On-Campus Living Area moore.5485@osu.edu
Angela Momah Senator - Natural and Mathematical Sciences momah.6@osu.edu
Yori O'Neal Senator - College of Engineering oneal.242@osu.edu
Precious Okoroafor Senator - College of Pharmacy okoroafor.3@osu.edu
Anne Sankale Senator - Social and Behavioral Sciences sankale.1@osu.edu
Jeffery Smith Senator - On-Campus Living Area smith.16702@osu.edu
Mimi Tesfay Senator - College of Business tesfay.11@osu.edu
Julian Yetsky Senator - College of Public Affairs yetsky.1@osu.edu

Election Bylaws

2025-2026 Elections Bylaws


Petition Guidelines

Information about the petitioning process can be found in the Elections Bylaws document. Candidates may print and use the petition form linked on the right side of this page to collect signatures in-person, or they can collect digital signatures through Microsoft Forms. Below is a link to the Digital Petition Guidelines and a step-by-step tutorial for how to create a secure digital petition form.

2025-2026 Digital Petition Guidelines (SPRING 2026)

Steps for creating a secure digital petition


Information Sessions

All candidates for elected positions must attend an information session in order to be eligible to run. All 2025 information sessions will held virtually via Zoom on the following dates (Zoom links to be added as each date approaches):


Candidate Town Hall 

March 9th, 2026 @7pm | Cartoon Room | The Ohio Union


Important Dates & Deadlines:

  • Monday, January 12th, 2026 (at 7:00am): Candidates may start collecting petition signatures (FDOC)

  • Friday, February 6th, 2026 (at 11:59pm): Signatures are due back to the Judicial Panel

  • Friday, February 13th, 2026: Last day for the Judicial Panel to confirm signatures and let candidates know if they’re on the ballot

  •  Sunday, March 1st, 2026 (at 8PM): Campaigning begins

  • Monday, March 9th, 2026 (at 12PM): Voting begins

  • Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 (at 11:59PM): Campaigning and Voting Ends


Dates & Deadlines (Initiatives and Referenda):

  • Friday, January 23, 2026: Initiatives and referenda are due to the Judicial Panel for review (no signatures)
  • Friday, January 30, 2026: Deadline for the Senior Vice President of Student Life to confirm the initiative language
  • (on or before) Monday, February 2, 2026: Deadline for the Judicial Panel to return the reviewed initiative and referenda to the original sponsors
  • Friday, February 20, 2026: Deadline for sponsors to return initiative and referenda petition signatures to the Judicial Panel for verification
  • Friday, February 27, 2026: Deadline for Judicial Panel to inform sponsors of their status

Voting System Access for Students

If you are an enrolled undergraduate student and you are unable to access the voting system due an error, please email usgelections@osu.edu before the end of the specified voting period. Include your first and last name, dot number, college, the candidates you wish to vote for, and a screenshot of the error you encountered when trying to access the voting system. Candidate names must match the spelling that appears on the official Election Ballot or correctly spell the name of the write-in candidate.

If you are an international student currently located outside of the United States and you are unable to access the voting system due to internet restrictions in your country, please email usgelections@osu.edu before the end of the specified voting period. Include your first and last name, dot number, college, the candidates you wish to vote for, and a screenshot of the error you encountered when trying to access the voting system. Candidate names must match the spelling that appears on the official Election Ballot or correctly spell the name of the write-in candidate.

Documents regarding elections: