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Andrew Boanoh ’27 and Jalen Bradley ’27 were elected as the Yale College Council’s president and vice president, respectively, for the 2025-26 school year.

In the first round, Boanoh received 1,047 votes, 44.4 percent of the total votes submitted for president. Meanwhile, competitor Brian Moore ’26 received 1,038 votes — or 44.1 percent of the vote — and Diego Paz ’27 received 271 votes.

As no candidate received a majority of the votes, the results were decided through a ranked-choice voting system. Boanoh won the second round with 1,182 votes, just eight votes above Moore’s 1,174.

Boanoh said the win was an “honor.”

“My mom and dad were beyond words when I told them about the results,” Boanoh wrote. “And the honor is even greater given that I get to share it with my good friend Jalen. We’re taking this weekend to celebrate, but then it’s all systems go on working for the student body.”

In total, 2,356 Yale students voted for the office of president, 346 more than last year.

Boanoh wrote that the most pressing topic on his mind at the moment is addressing international students and their presence on campus.

“With four students having their visas revoked in the past week, I want to do everything in my power to make sure students are connected with the resources they need to protect themselves legally and have the peace of mind to make it through the rest of this semester,” Boanoh wrote.

Bradley mirrored Boanoh’s sentiments, saying he looks forward to “rolling up his sleeves to help make Yale even better.” He thanked his campaign team and his fellow candidates for sharing their visions for the betterment of the student body.

This election would also mark the best performance by a solo ticket in recent Yale history, with Moore receiving an unprecedented number of votes.

On Saturday, Moore took to Instagram to offer an unscripted message of concession and encouragement to his supporters.

“I am utterly exhausted, and at the end of the day, I lost fair and square. I fully accept my defeat,” Moore said in the video. “Even though we came up eight votes short, I still believe I made a lasting impression, hopefully, on the discourse and dialogue around these central issues in the community.”

Bradley won his race for Council Vice President with 1,380 votes, 58.6 percent of all votes for vice president. However, Emily Nguyen ’27, his opponent, received 974 votes — 41.4 percent of the vote. In total, 2,354 students voted for the office of the vice president.

The election also confirmed wins for Kingson Wills ’26 as the YCC’s events director; Julien Amsellem ’27, who ran uncontested, for Junior Class Council president; and Micah Draper ’28 for Sophomore Class Council president.

Esha Garg ’26, YCC vice president and election commission chair, said that this year marked a relatively unprecedented amount of student engagement.

“Mimi and I have been deeply impressed by every single candidate and their vision for Yale,” Garg wrote to the News.

Following the transition period, the new YCC administration will take office at 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.