Yesterday, Sabik Jawad ’26 and Favion Harvard ’26 were elected as the next student body president and vice president, respectively. The two ran on different tickets, with Jawad pulling ahead of Harvard’s running mate Jack Wisdom ’26 by three votes.
The race was the second contested election since 2021, following last year’s election between two tickets. Jawad received 929 votes, while Wisdom received 926 votes. Harvard received 863 votes, while Jawad’s vice presidential running mate Harper Richardson ’27 received 834 votes.
Jawad wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth that the election results show “an appetite for change in how Dartmouth runs” and “skepticism in whether we can deliver it.”
“Our coalition is going to spend the next year showing we can deliver on our promises, starting with dining,” Jawad wrote.
He added that he plans to meet with all candidates to “find a way to consolidate our platforms.”
Jawad and Richardson ran on a platform of implementing dining reforms and oversight, adopting sanctuary policies on campus and increasing emergency and legal resources for international students, according to a campaign email.
Meanwhile, Wisdom and Harvard ran on a platform of increasing Office of Visa and Immigration Services support and staff for international students, establishing a termly wellness day and establishing partnerships with local businesses to allow students to use dining dollars off-campus, according to a campaign email.
A total of 1,876 ballots were cast in this year’s presidential election, a decrease from last year’s total of 1,945 ballots. Students cast 1,723 ballots in the vice presidential election. Voting occurred electronically from April 28 at 5 p.m. to April 29 at 5 p.m.
In class elections, students elected JJ Dega ’26 senior class president and Brooke Kries ’26 senior class vice president, with 215 and 236 votes, respectively.
Students also elected class council executives and general and house senators.
The 2026 class council executives will be Elliott Ecklund ’26, Ethan Lieberman ’26 and a to-be-named write-in candidate. The 2027 class council executives will be Miriam Bowman ’27, Loralei Forgette ’27, Ajayda Griffith ’27, Reagan Quinn ’27 and Gemma Stowell ’27. The 2028 class executives will be Vincent Castillo ’28, Maire Crooks ’28, Revati Nargund ’28, Maia Bazo Vergara ’28 and Ivy Wydler ’28.
The 2026 general house senators will be Farah Daredia ’26 and Md. Tamhidul Islam ’26. The 2027 general house senators will be Tamia Kelly ’27 and Ikenna Nwafor ’27. The 2028 general house senators will be Reece Sharp ’28 and Taha Tariq ’28.
The Allen House senators will be Jinlin Cai ’26, Kabir Datta ’28 and a write-in candidate from the Class of 2027.
The East Wheelock House senators will be Sudiptha Paul ’27, Honiely Aviles ’28 and a write-in candidate from the Class of 2026.
The North Park House senators will be Jude Poirier ’28 and two write-in candidates from the Class of 2026 and Class of 2027.
The School House senators will be Himmat Grewal ’27, Hanna Bilgin ’28 and a write-in candidate from the Class of 2026.
The South House senators will be Ian McKenna ’27, Jason Zhu ’28 and a write-in candidate from the Class of 2026.
The West House senators will be Samay Sahu ’27, Aiden Cole ’28 and a write-in candidate from the Class of 2026.
Harvard did not respond to a request for comment by publication time.
Kelsey Wang is a reporter and editor for The Dartmouth from the greater Seattle area, majoring in history and government. Outside of The D, she likes to crochet, do jigsaw puzzles and paint.
