ASG elections next week: What you need to know

Maddie Carr • April 3, 2026

Elections for the 2026-27 Associated Student Government will begin Tuesday, April 7. Students can vote over a three-day period with polls closing at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 9.

Students will decide next week who will serve as representatives in Associated Student Government for the 2026-27 academic year. Voters will elect Emporia State’s next student body president, vice president and the senators who will represent their academic school.

ASG held a debate on Wednesday for prospective senators and executives to share how they will lead on campus and answer questions from students.

Here’s what you need to know.

Election Days

Elections for ASG will take place over three days, from Tuesday, April 7 to Thursday, April 9. Each day, voting will open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m.

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Students can vote in-person or electronically through ASG’s electronic voting system. Those who wish to vote in person can do so in Memorial Union, Cremer Hall or Visser Hall during poll times.

Votes will be cast by way of secret ballot, which means a student’s vote is private.

Who’s running?

Students will vote only for those running as a senator for the school associated with their program of study. For example, students in programs housed in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences will vote only for candidates running to represent the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. All students can vote for ASG president and vice president.

Write-in candidates are permitted on student ballots.

Executive Ticket

Jake Brady, president & Gage Harris, vice president

Senators

School of Applied Health Sciences

Danica Schettler

School of Science and Mathematics

Mia Rodriguez

Luke Dent

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Kiana Flores Delgado

Hayden Napierala

School of Library and Information Management

Hayden Gust

The Teachers College

Hailey Gant

Brianna Irons

Freshman Class

Ari Ramirez

Ari Dukart

When will results be announced?

Once voting closes on April 9, ASG officials will review and validate the election results. Results will be announced once that process is complete. Last year, results were announced the same evening polls closed.

Editor’s note 4/7: This story was updated to reflect the finalized list of students running for ASG.

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Maddie Carr is in her second year as editor-in-chief of The Bulletin. She joined The Bulletin in 2022 as a staff writer and is the former opinion editor. Carr is a senior sociology major and plans to pursue graduate school for a master’s degree in journalism. In 2024, she was the first college student in the state to be named Kansas Journalist of the Year by the Kansas Press Association.