With five slates running for the Student Government Association president and vice president positions, Will Weber and Ellen Wilshire came out on top, receiving a total of 291 votes from the student body. 

A group of 30 students cheered as Chief Justice Joey Smith declared the pair winners of the 2016 Student Government Association presidential election at 10:22 p.m. on March 31. 

Weber and Wilshire beat the nearest candidates, Katherine Hahnel and Kaitlyn Schaefer, by 73 votes. 

Weber said he is ready to start putting the points of his campaign into action. 

“It is time to bring a new day for SGA,” Weber said. “We’re going to get down to work right away — learn, listen and act, focus on student success, community engagement, campus innovation, and we’re just getting started. We’re going to put NKU on the rise.” 

Vice President Wilshire, who is new to the Student Government Association, reiterated that they are ready to tackle their platform points. 

“This is brand new to me so I’m ready to dive in, get right into it, and do everything that we talked about in our campaign,” Wilshire said. 

Below is a complete list of votes.