{"id":366604,"date":"2026-10-07T05:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/366604\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T05:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:36:12","slug":"williams-and-huthnance-crowned-homecoming-king-and-queen-the-daily-mississippian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/366604\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams and Huthnance crowned Homecoming King and Queen \u2013 The Daily Mississippian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traylan Williams and Lucy Huthnance were crowned Homecoming King and Queen in the 2026 University of Mississippi Homecoming Election. Both candidates ran unopposed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Julia Case was elected Miss Ole Miss. Jack Turrentine and Luke Newsom will enter into a runoff election for Mr. Ole Miss.<\/p>\n

The runoff election will take place Thursday, Oct. 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the ForUM.<\/p>\n

\"\"Homecoming King Traylan Williams. Photo by Nataly Tello<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 campaign focused on mental health awareness, and his slogan was \u201cTray\u2019s the Way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis moment is so surreal. It means so much to actually win this and to represent the university,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

Huthnance campaigned on giving back to the university and sharing her Christian faith with the student body. Her slogan was \u201cHome is where the heart is\u201d with \u201cI Love Lucy\u201d as her tagline.<\/p>\n

\"\"Junior Maid Brook Bumgarner and Homecoming Queen Lucy Huthnance. Photo by Nataly Tello<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been so much fun just to love this place out loud. I\u2019ve loved Ole Miss for so long, and this is such a sweet celebration of the love that I have for the university,\u201d Huthnance said.<\/p>\n

Julia Case, newly elected Miss Ole Miss, campaigned using the slogan \u201cWith Joy\u201d and Doors of Hope Transition Ministries as her philanthropy<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been the most surreal amount of peace due to the amount of support I received,\u201d Case said. \u201cIt\u2019s such a testament to the Ole Miss community and how kind everyone truly is, and I\u2019m extremely excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Miss Ole Miss Julia Case. Photo by Nataly Tello<\/p>\n

Luke Newsom and Jack Turrentine will enter into the Mr. Ole Miss runoff election. Leyton Turk, the third Mr. Ole Miss candidate, will not advance to the runoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Homecoming Maids were also announced.<\/p>\n

At the Lyceum, Shane Trosclair was named the freshman maid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Freshman Maid Shane Trosclair. Photo by Nataly Tello<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say thank you to the freshman class for voting for me,\u201d Trosclair said. \u201cIt means the world to me, and I\u2019m so thankful that I get to represent us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grace Brown was named the sophomore maid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really overwhelmed and shocked, but it was such a great experience and my friends really helped me pull it off,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Brooke Bumgarner is crowned junior maid. Photo by Nataly Tello<\/p>\n

Brooke Bumgarner was crowned junior maid.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime felt like it slowed down. I felt the honor more in the process than in the result,\u201d Bumgarner said. \u201cJust getting to meet people across campus and now represent the class of 2028 has given me so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sophie Pitts was awarded senior maid.<\/p>\n

\"\"Senior Maid Sophie Pitts. Photo by Nataly Tello<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a really fun two-and-a-half weeks,\u201d\u00a0 Pitts said. \u201cMy campaign was built around the memories we built over the four years, and I feel like that spoke to a lot of seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Associated Student Body announced in a statement on Instagram that the 2026 campus favorites will be announced on Thursday due to pending appeals.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be clear, voting for (campus favorites) has concluded and the vote totals are final,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe campaign period is also officially over, and no additional campaigning may take place. This postponement applies only to the announcement of the results while the pending appeals process is completed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The homecoming election crowd posing outside the Lyceum on Oct. 6. Photo by Nataly Tello<\/p>\n

The election results were originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Lyceum but were postponed until 9 p.m. The delay was due to ongoing hearings that began today at 12 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Associated Study Body Attorney General Lucy Allen gave a statement regarding the election delay and campus favorite difficulties, particularly hearings by the elections review board.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a lot of administrative hearings today, and so we were all in the office all day working through it,\u201d Allen said.<\/p>\n

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