Oregon State University’s student body has elected Christina Young-Valdovinos and Mona Sabetzadeh as the next president and vice president of the student government. Jennifer McMillan was elected as Student Fee Committee Chair.
While the preliminary results for the election were released Friday, the Associated Students of Oregon State University Elections Committee finalized the results in a meeting earlier on Monday.
The results show that Young-Valdovinos and Sabetzadeh won with 1,171 votes, 59.14% of the 1,980 total votes. Young-Valdovinos will serve as the next ASOSU president while Sabetzadeh will take the role of vice president.
The ticket focused their campaign on transparency with the student incidental fee process, educating students on what the student government does for them, lowering campus food prices, student accessibility to services like Counseling & Psychological Services and helping students find their community.
“Thank you so much for everyone’s support, we couldn’t have done it without you all,” Young-Valdovinos said in an email statement. “We are so grateful to have won, and we are extremely excited to be your voice and make OSU better together!”
According to the preliminary results, 10.495% of the student body voted in this year’s election, an increase from the 8.997% voter turnout in 2025. However, this still fell far below this year’s voter turnout goal of 16%, which was also the turnout for 2024.
“Both (EC Vice Chair Emma Bowadt) and I are proud of the work the EC has put into this Elections season and the students we were able to engage and reach throughout this process,” said EC Chair Aya Ari in a statement. “Of course, there are things we could have improved on, but I confidently say that we gave it our all!”
According to Ari, 1,083 ballots were started but not completed and were thus made null and void, and were not counted. If they had been completed, Ari said the turnout would have been around 15% of the student body, close to their 16% goal.
The student body also elected McMillan as the chair of the SFC with 50.80% — or 729 — of the 1,435 votes.
“Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote and place their trust in me,” McMillan said in a statement. “I’m truly grateful for every person’s support. I’m honored to represent you, and I take that responsibility seriously. During my time in this position, I hope to advocate for transparent, equitable use of student funds and ensure that every student’s voice is considered. I’m committed to working collaboratively to make thoughtful decisions that strengthen our campus community and create a lasting, positive impact for students. I am extremely excited for this opportunity to represent you all! Go Beavs!”
The student body also voted overwhelmingly — 83.3% — in favor of ratifying the new ASOSU Constitution, with 2,056 students voting “yes” and only 191 students voting “no.”
After having been put on pause last year by OSU Vice Provost for Student Affairs Dan Larson for reportedly having a “deeply toxic work environment,” ASOSU had its shutdown lifted last October with the expectation ASOSU members would begin working on a new constitution.
The bill for the new constitution passed through the Senate just in time to be added to this year’s election ballot.
The winners will start their terms on June 1, the same day the new constitution will go into effect.
