Bess Nichols and students react after hearing her name called. Miss Ole Miss will be determined by a runoff later this week.
Hundreds of students lined the outside of the Lyceum’s steps awaiting the results of this year’s Associated Student Body elections Tuesday night.
With 57 percent of the vote, Cole Putman was announced as Mr. Ole Miss.
Putman said he wanted to thank God and those who supported his campaign.
“This is better and more unbelievable than I could’ve ever asked,” Putman said. “I never knew when I came to school here that this would happen. We ran this campaign different from any other campaign before. I want you to know that different is good, and tonight proved that different works.”
There will be a runoff election between candidates Acacia Santos and Bess Nichols for the position of Miss Ole Miss, as well as MK Phillips and Caroline Burke for Homecoming Queen.
The results will be announced at 6 p.m. Thursday on the steps of the Lyceum.
Other Tuesday night winners included Caroline McLeod for freshman maid, Laura Taylor for sophomore maid, Bradyn Eaves for junior maid and Chandler Tucker for senior maid.
Blake McClure, Dylan Lewis, Terrius Harris, Chase Moore and Matt Gladden won the title of male campus favorites, while female campus favorites included Caroline Burke, Carly Volz, Kate Anderson, Allison Boyd and Gracie McClure.
