{"id":276486,"date":"2026-05-19T12:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276486\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:03:07","slug":"usf-sg-releases-certified-general-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276486\/","title":{"rendered":"USF SG releases certified general election results\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Hunter Rabinowitz and Mia Riley were certified and sworn in as the Student Government student body president and vice president last week. ORACLE PHOTO\/DYLAN SABOL<\/p>\n

USF\u2019s Student Government certified<\/a> election results were released May 12, confirming federal and local roles for its seventh consolidated term.<\/p>\n

Madisyn Mcreynolds, SG\u2019s supervisor of elections, said the student body president, vice president and campus governors and lieutenant governors were sworn into their positions last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Hunter Rabinowitz and Mia Riley were certified as the presidential winners of the general election and serve as the student body president and vice president.<\/p>\n

The ticket competed against four other presidential tickets \u2014 including<\/a> runners-up Caio Esmeraldi, the previous student body vice president and Maria Julia Mussa Martins, a Tampa senator and policy committee vice chair.<\/p>\n

Rabinowitz and Riley won by 1,494 total votes, according to SG\u2019s Results Calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two campaigned<\/a> on a three-pronged goal to improve community collaboration, campus safety and SG processes for student organizations.<\/p>\n

Rabinowitz said he is \u201cthrilled\u201d to work as USF\u2019s student body president alongside Riley.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an incredible honor to step into this role representing nearly 50,000 students from around the world at one of America\u2019s leading research universities, and we are both energized and ready to hit the ground running,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The student body president<\/a> and vice president<\/a> serve all three USF campuses, while governors<\/a> and lieutenant governors<\/a> are campus-specific. Each position serves a one-year term, according to SG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related: USF SG releases uncertified 2026 general election results<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ava Unutoa and Brooks Cornelison serve as the governor and lieutenant governor at the Tampa campus, according to the certified results.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unutoa and Cornelison competed against James Mayer and Julia Jacomini Silva and won by 753 votes, according to SG\u2019s Results Calculator<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Andre Aquino and Delaney Gutierrez ran uncontested, were certified and serve as the Sarasota-Manatee campus governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

USF St. Pete did not initially have a gubernatorial ticket run for office in March, but held a special election for the position in late April, according to the campus\u2019s SG Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bailey Gilbert and Izabella Prange won and were certified as the St. Pete governor and lieutenant governor, according to the results.<\/p>\n

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