CU Student Government posted election results Monday morning, announcing the EXEL ticket, comprised of Grace Covney, Alex Radz and Tyler Rowan, won the student body president election with 54.9% of the vote share (1873 votes), to GOLD’s 45.0% (1535 votes) – making them the runners-up.

EXEL entered the race alongside 2 other tickets — Ignite and GOLD — shaping the race to be competitive and contested. EXEL managed to hold a slight lead over their competitors throughout the vote count, cementing their victory in the third round of vote calculations.

The spring 2024 election saw the voter participation rate increase to 11.03% from only 4.77% last spring, marking a return to normal voter participation rates on campus. However, it is important to note that 1011 voters refused to vote for a Tri-Executive ticket and left that ballot section blank. This led to the No Preference option raking in the second most votes behind EXEL’s 1182.

Furthermore, after the elimination of the ticket who carried the least amount of first place votes, Ignite, an additional 50 students declined to rank another ticket and were shifted into the No Preference category. Once GOLD took a lead over the No Preference option in the second round of voting, prompting the option to be eliminated and redistributed, those who ranked EXEL or GOLD second or third were shifted over — giving EXEL the win in the third round of voting.

The victorious candidates running for the Representative-at-large positions are as follows:

CUSG newcomer Jeb Brown was the story of the race as he swept away his opponents overwhelmingly, securing himself a spot on the Legislative Council in May — with a 15-point lead over the next best finisher, and a 28-point lead over the final finisher in the race.

The constitutional amendments on the ballot will all be adopted as the 10% voter participation rate threshold was met, and all amendments enjoyed a wide majority approval across campus.