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Re-tabulated Election Results

Re-tabulated results as requested by the Committee on Board Composition and Governance of the Cornell University Board of Trustees

Spring 2019 Student-Elected Trustee Election Results (Re-tabulated)

  • The election was conducted via a ranked Hare System.
  • Tabulation Method: IRV
  • Number of total ballots:6417
  • Number of invalid or empty ballots:835
  • Number of ballots used in the count:5582
  • 9 candidates running for 1 seat.
  • 1 candidate disqualified

Of the 21,943 eligible voters, 6,417, or 29.24%, voted in this election.

Winner: JT Baker (count after all candidates were eliminated, and votes transferred)

  Ailen Salazar Jaewon Sim Laurence Minter Liel Sterling Liz Cantlebary Lotoya Francis Natalia Hernandez Tarangana Thapa JT Baker
Round 1 147 1340 481 600 262 359 416 117 1860
Round 2 151 1357 490 620 270 367 442 eliminated 1866
Round 3 eliminated 1383 506 637 275 386 473   1875
Round 4   1431 531 677 eliminated 410 521   1900
Round 5   1497 644 710   eliminated 612   1934
Round 6   1645 758 833     eliminated   2020
Round 7   1793 eliminated 973         2304
Round 8   2209   eliminated         2583
Winner   JT Baker              

Disqualifications:

Alex Chalgren – no appeal filed.