University of Oregon students have elected Isaiah Boyd as its student body president, along with the majority of members of the slate he ran on, Ducks for Change.

Boyd won with 539 votes and Vanessa Robles, the current ASUO state affairs commissioner and the Ducks Matter presidential candidate, had 357 votes. With only 1,186 students voting in the election, the around-5% turnout is the lowest in at least three years.

“My team and I are beyond ecstatic for this opportunity to serve the student body. I am confident that we can achieve the goals we set out on, such as textbook affordability,” Boyd said in an emailed statement. “For those who might not have voted for my team or I in this election please know that I am committed to ensuring that all student voices matter next year and that together as Ducks we can make an immense change.”

Boyd, the current ASUO senate president, ran on a platform that promised internal change to the way ASUO functioned. Boyd is hoping for more community outreach from ASUO, saying that he is disheartened by how students don’t know a lot about the organization. Much like his predecessors, Boyd also hopes to tackle issues of food and housing insecurity during his term.

Robles advocated for more support for first-generation and low-income students, as well as issues like food insecurity and voter education. Robles also advocated for change on a state level, something she had done as state affairs commissioner this past year.

Robles didn’t respond to a request for comment in time for publication.

Read the 2020 ASUO election results here.

Most members of the Ducks for Change slate won in their respective elections, according to the 2020 ASUO election results. Elected officials will be sworn in on May 25.

Students also passed all of the five measures on this year’s ballot by wide margins, including:

• Requiring the ASUO vice president to be confirmed by the senate if appointed outside of normal elections;

• Giving the ASUO president a three-day timeline to make a decision on whether to veto a financial decision by the senate;

• Giving voting privileges to the ASUO Senate first-year representative;

• Eliminating the requirement for the EMU board to use the ASUO stipend model in funding stipends for student leadership positions; and

• Extending the timeframe for the ASUO Senate to respond to a presidential veto on budget recommendations for major program committees from two days to five.

This story will be updated with a comment from Robles.

Senate

Senate Seat 02, Programs Finance Committee: Ella Meloy (Ducks for Change, unopposed) 

Senate Seat 04, Erb Memorial Union Board: Claire O’Connor (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

Senate Seat 05, Erb Memorial Union Board: Irisa Mehta (Ducks for Change)

Senate Seat 7, Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee: Annika Mayne (Ducks for Change)

Senate Seat 8, Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee: Jenna Travers (Ducks for Change)

Senate Seat 9, Department Finance Committee: Noah Savage (Ducks for Change)

Senate Seat 10, Department Finance Committee: Brandon Pinzon (Ducks Matter, unopposed)

Senate Seat 12, Music, Art & Public Policy: Quynh-Chi Tran (Ducks Matter)

Senate Seat 13, History, English & Language: Kyle Geffon (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

Senate Seat 14, Business: Jurell Scott (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

Senate Seat 16, Life Sciences: Melina Montiel (Ducks Matter, unopposed)

Senate Seat 17, Social Studies: Results pending, with 17 write-ins

Senate Seat 18, Physical & Computer Sciences: Raul Patel (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

Senate Seat 20, Education, Environment, Exploring: No candidate met write-in threshold (3 write-ins)

Senate Seat 21, Education, Environment, Exploring: Results pending (3 write-ins)

Senate Seat 22, Graduate Studies: Results pending (1 write-in)

Senate Seat 23, Graduate Studies: Results pending (36 write-ins)

Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee

At-large member 1, Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee: Jonathan Michael Laus (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

At-large member 2, Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee: Josué Mendoza (Ducks Matter, unopposed)

At-large member 3, Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee: Heather Barclay (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

Department Finance Committee

At-large member 1, Department Finance Committee: No candidate met write-in threshold (43 write-ins)

At-large member 2, Department Finance Committee: Brock Wilkins (Ducks Matter, unopposed)

At-large member 3, Department Finance Committee: No candidate met write-in threshold (32 write-ins)

EMU Board

At-large member 1, Erb Memorial Union Board: Bailee Walker (Ducks for Change)

At-large member 2, Erb Memorial Union Board: Feroze Hasan (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

At-large member 3, Erb Memorial Union Board: Katie Mayer (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

At-large member 4, Erb Memorial Union Board: No candidate met write-in threshold (37 write-ins)

Programs Finance Committee

At-large member 1, Programs Finance Committee: Carly Ebisuya (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

At-large member 2, Programs Finance Committee: Chris Martinez-Santoyo (Ducks Matter, unopposed)

At-large member 3, Programs Finance Committee: No candidate met write-in threshold (34 write-ins)

At-large member 4, Programs Finance Committee: Michiko Srinutthakul (unopposed)

Student Recreation Board

At-large member 1, Student Recreation Board: Sadie Holt (Ducks for Change, unopposed)

At-large member 2, Student Recreation Board: Results pending (34 write-ins)

At-large member 3, Student Recreation Board: No candidate met write-in threshold (29 write-ins)

Student Planning and Construction Committee

At-large member, Student Planning and Construction Committee: Ian Finn (Ducks for Change)

Ballot Measures

Appointment of ASUO Vice President: Passed, 755 to 98

Altering EMU Board stipend model: Passed, 587 to 148

Alteration of Presidential veto timeline: Passed, 643 to 85

Alteration of Vetoed budget timeline: Passed, 666 to 59

Alteration of Freshman Rep. voting rights and title: Passed, 689 to 92

Source: ASUO Elections Board