Quadrian Gill has been elected as ASUO president for the 2026-27 academic year, with Amaya Peralta as vice president, both running under the University of Oregon Student Power slate.

During the election, Gill and Peralta ran against presidential candidate Brendan Randall and vice presidential candidate Anton Mandrosov of the Student United Front slate.

Upon the results’ initial release on Friday afternoon, Gill and Peralta won 1,285 total votes, or 89.8% of the vote. Randall and Mandrosov lost with 10.22% of the vote, or 142 total votes.

The total number of participants in the election was 1,584, or approximately 6% of the student body. UOSP won the majority of the legislative positions, winning 21 seats out of the 25 that were on the ballot. Seats 12, 21 and 22 had no candidates, and the seats will be filled by appointment. Seat 12 is pending while the Elections Board reviews write-in votes. Seat 13, which only lists a Student United Front candidate, is currently being reviewed by the elections board for the candidate’s eligibility.

Only two legislative seats were contested, Seat 19 by a candidate with no listed slate and Seat 1 of the Programs Finance Committee, contested by a member of Student United Front.

After the announcement, Gill said that he and Peralta are “excited to continue all the advocacy” they started this year and continue working directly with students to accomplish their goals.

“I’m feeling really grateful for our entire slate. It was a UO Student Power sweep again this year, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the canvassing and the phone banking that every single person on (UOSP) did. I’m feeling very grateful and excited,” Peralta said.

“A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us. We appreciate them putting their faith in us and allowing us to continue our advocacy,” Gill said.

Gill and Peralta ran together with three primary focuses: multiculturalism, campus advocacy and academic services. To fulfill these focuses, the candidates said they would advocate for a Latinx Cultural Center on campus, to bring back student advocacy group the Oregon Student Association and to increase funding and expand academic programs like the 24-hour library program.

Following the election, Randall said that campaigning was a learning experience they will draw lessons from for “years to come,” and encourages ASUO to keep pushing for student interests.

“Despite the electoral loss, I am, however, satisfied that we showed up, campaigned, and spoke out on real issues we see across campus,” Randall said. “I am hopeful that UOSP can build upon the solid foundation they have constructed over the last year to see a safer, healthier, and more united student body.”

In addition to winning the majority of legislative seats, all seven ballot measures put forth by the executive team passed. This
included a vote of no confidence against UO President Karl Scholz.

According to Gill, there was clear support of this measure while he and Peralta were canvassing and is something of great concern to students as to how administration has “handled safety and the response to the federal government.”

“This is a resounding statement from the student body that clearly defines how they feel,” Gill said. “I’m just happy that as a student body, we were able to come together and show that we want more from our administration. I think both of us being in ASUO, we’ve seen where admin has fallen short in addressing issues that students really care about,” Peralta said. “I think this is a really, really great and historic first step to making the admin more accountable.”

Turnout at this spring’s election was lower than last year’s and the year before, which were 10.1% and 7.3% respectively.

President Moreno said she believes in UOSP’s mission and that the student government’s proximity to work with administration is not something to take for granted.

“In my personal capacity I was asking people to vote UOSP down the ballot, so to see that that happened really means a lot to me, and I believe that (Gill and Peralta) are going to do really awesome work,” Moreno said.

Last year’s election, Gill won Seat 7 on the Contracts and Finance Committee as part of the UOSP slate. He was also chosen to be ASUO Speaker of the Legislature. Peralta is currently the director of advocacy, a non-elected position. Gill and Peralta will start their tenure in May.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with a statement from the Student United Front presidential candidate following the election.