Students voted for a new face over a familiar one in the Student Government Association election.

Danville junior Kevin Smiley was elected SGA president on Thursday.

He beat current President Kayla Shelton, a junior from Gallatin, Tenn.

A crowd of more than 60 loud and bubbly supporters crowded downstairs in the Downing University Center to hear the election results.

Smiley, current legislative research committee head, received 894 votes, according to the election results.

Shelton received 673 votes, according to the election results.

Smiley said he felt good about his win and is looking forward to being president.

“Let’s roll up our sleeves and do what we can do about the tuition increase and the $30 fee,” he said.

Smiley said he’s looking forward to getting out and meeting people.

Shelton made herself unavailable for comment following the announcement.

Elizabethtown senior Kendrick Bryan won the race for executive vice president over his contender, Louisville sophomore Ben Lineweaver, director of academic and student affairs.

Bryan won by 161 votes, according to the election results.

He said that he feels wonderful about his win and that it’s time SGA got some new faces.

Bryan said the first thing he wants to do as executive vice president is encourage students to attend International Night on Friday because he supports campus activities.

“I think it’s good for SGA to have a cohesive relationship with them,” he said.

Lineweaver still plans on staying involved with SGA and protesting back-door tuition increases.

“It was a close race,” he said. “The better man won.”

Auburn junior Justin Thurman was elected administrative vice president over his contender, Louisville junior Brittany-Ann Wick.

Thurman, currently a senator, won by 174 votes, according to the election results.

He said the first thing he plans to work on is getting in touch with student organizations to let them know about his goals for organizational aid next year.

Wick, currently chief of staff, said she felt good despite her loss to Thurman.

“I have faith that Justin is qualified for the job and he will get things done,” she said.

She said she would still like to be involved with SGA if she can next year, possibly through the student senate or by appointment on the executive board.

Chief Justice Corey Bewley announced that all of the students that ran for student senate were voted in.

Twenty-six students ran for 28 senate seats in the election, according to election results.

Bewley said that Lexington freshman VaShae Swope, a current SGA senator, was left off of the ballot because of a technical error on TopNet.

He said because the elections were uncontested and because she voted for herself, Swope also won a senate seat.

Amendments to the SGA constitution were approved with 980 votes, according to the election results.