Results from the USG and class runoff elections were announced Friday, with Dan Pugliese '06 elected USG social chair and Jim Williamson '07 freshman class president.
Pugliese beat Ethan Clarke '06 with 528 votes to 493, while Williamson edged out incumbent P.G. Sittenfield '07, 314 to 282.
Both victories were determined by fewer than 40 votes, and in both cases the runner-up in the first round of voting came out on top in the second.
In the earlier round, Clarke received 725 votes to Pugliese's 493, and Sittenfeld had 297 votes to Williamson's 246.
"I'm really excited and ready to get to work," said Pugliese, who emailed Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne to arrange a meeting immediately after finding out he had won.
Pugliese plans to launch a website to solicit student opinions to determine which music groups to bring to campus.
"I have diverse musical tastes, but it's not about what I want to see," Pugliese said. "I want to see what other people want to see."
He also hopes to organize regular, smaller-scale events such as open-mic nights and performances by local bands.
Williamson also emphasized the importance of holding more frequent class events that appeal to a broad range of student interests.
Like Pugliese, he is eager to start in his new role. "I'm really looking forward to this year," Williamson said. "It's going to be incredible. I feel very honored that people put their trust in me."
Williamson said his primary goal is to "make class government more responsive to student concerns."
He has already compiled a list of potential projects, which he plans to present to the U-Council and his fellow class officers.
Reflecting on the past few weeks, Williamson characterized the campaign period as tiring. He knocked on every freshman door and learned many students' opinions.
"It ran the full spectrum from helping someone with their fish to having deep, substantive discussions with people on grade inflation," he said. "There's a wide range of people at Princeton."
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