AAS elections will continue for a third week in the form of run-off elections for two class of 2004 senators on Thursday.
Seventy-seven members of the class of 2004 voted in the write-in election for senators from their class. Two senators were elected and four candidates tied for the remaining positions. James Beck '04, who received 9 percent of the votes (7 votes), and Preston Scheiner '04 who received 7 percent of the votes (6 votes), were elected. A run-off election will be held between four candidates: Alexis Weiss '04, Geoffrey Walter '04, Livia Angiolillo '04 and Blake Sparrow '04, each of whom received 3 percent of the votes (3 votes each) in last week's election.
The use of write-in candidates and the election results surprised some candidates.
Beck, one of the new class of 2004 senators, did not intend to run for the position. "This whole thing came as a surprise," he said. "A bunch of my friends wrote me in as a joke."
Three students voted for Angiolillo. Though she did not intend to run, Angiolillo will participate in the run-off election. She said that she hopes to "see the Senior Class spend its class fund [this semester] on something productive, inventive, and worth-while."
Smith was elected JC chair with 51 percent of the vote. According to Smith, the results of the first general election suggested that the race would be very close.
"I did my best to rally any friends or supporters I had. The biggest thing was voter turnout," he said. "I hoped that a large voter turnout would calculate into more votes for my side. Too often only sparse voters determine these big decisions, but this election drew a lot, and I feel that it calculated in my favor."
Both Smith and Do employed the common strategies of campaigning-they postered, used word-of-mouth and sent e-mails to the student body, which.
However, Smith felt that the use of humorous posters and word-of-mouth attention through friends helped him to capture the extra votes he needed to win.
Smith, who is glad that the election process is over, looks forward to focusing his energy on the real work and making a difference. "Thank you very much to everyone who chose me for this position, and to all the students: I will not let anyone down," he said.