2026-2027 ASCMC Election Results

Meet your next ASCMC Executive Board.

On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Claremont McKenna College students participated in the annual election to determine their representatives for the 2026–2027 ASCMC Executive Board. With a voter turnout of 59%, 807 out of 1,357 eligible students cast ballots.

Amrit Dhaliwal emerged as the new Student Body President. In the first round, Dhaliwal led with 235 votes (32.6%), followed by Eliot Advani with 212 (29.4%), Katie Hodge with 192 (26.6%), and Violet Ramanathan with 82 (11.4%). After Ramanathan was eliminated and votes were redistributed, Dhaliwal remained in the lead with 261 votes (36.5%), while Advani and Hodge tied with 227 votes each (31.8%). Advani and Hodge were consequently eliminated, and Dhaliwal secured the presidency with 648 votes.

Dhamar Ramirez Gomez defeated Leah Gaidos in the race for Executive Vice President, earning 378 votes (61.7%) to Gaidos’s 235 votes (38.3%).

For Vice President of Student Activities, Alex Bruno ran unopposed and was elected with 541 votes.

The position of Dormitory Affairs Chair went to Jonmathew Caballero Hernandez, who ran unopposed and won with 553 votes.

In the Senior Class President race, Reid Jones defeated Tanveer Grewal with 115 votes (51.6%) to Grewal’s 108 votes (48.4%).

For the Junior Class President role, Ibukun Owolabi ran unopposed and won with 166 votes.

For the Sophomore Class President role, Meera Jakhar defeated Zoey Marzo after two rounds. In the first round, Zoey Marzo received 76 votes (38.0%), Jakhar received 75 votes (37.5%), and David Yusten Jr. received 49 votes (24.5%). After Yusten Jr. was eliminated and votes were redistributed, Jakhar secured the position with 100 votes (51.8%) to Marzo’s 93 votes (48.2%).

You can read the upcoming Executive Board members' candidate statements here.