Rob Barber celebrates after being named Mr. Ole Miss in front of the Lyceum in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2014. (DM Photo | Cady Herring )
Rob Barber was elected Mr. Ole Miss in yesterday’s runoff election, winning over Luke Love with 52.75 percent of the vote.
“I am overwhelmed, absolutely,” Barber said. “We have talked about this time and time again, it has been such a special campaign, and I’ve been involved with a lot and I’m so honored. God has blessed me to be at the forefront of this.”
Barber said that while the support of his fraternity has been integral to his success, his campaign was not just about himself or his fraternity.
“This was Ole Miss’s campaign,” he said. “I’ve never seen such a diverse group of people gather together to accomplish something so great.”
The results of the Miss Ole Miss election have been delayed due to a violation of the Associated Student Body code by one of the candidates.
ASB Attorney General Kelly Savage said the violation is unrelated to the one which occurred Tuesday.
Miss Ole Miss candidate Ryan Henry was found to be in violation of ASB code Tuesday by not reporting the use of campaign t-shirts on the required expense voucher.
The ASB code states, “Costumes or uniform attire specifically purchased for the use in a campus-wide election, must be reported on the candidate’s expense voucher.” Henry also exceeded the allotted spending limit of $1000, with a total of expenses reaching $2,970.68, which is grounds for disqualification.
Henry appealed the ASB election review board’s decision, claiming she was unaware the shirts qualified as a campaign expense. The disqualification ruling was overturned by the ASB judicial council after her appeal, as the error was determined to be in good faith.
The reason for the second delay is, as of now, undetermined.
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