The first round of elections for the Class of 2008 concluded Tuesday afternoon with all positions except social chair requiring a second round of runoffs.
The contest for president is between Aaron Spolin, who received 199 out of 781 total votes cast, and Grant Gittlin, who received 127 votes.
Katie Lawrence received 130 votes and Arjun Reddy had 125 votes in the vice presidential race.
The race for secretary was the closest with Megan Petersack receiving 272 votes to Sara Breslow's 270.
For treasurer, Kyle Super, who received 209 votes, will be pitted against John Curtius, who received 190 votes.
Spolin's agenda
Spolin said he was happy with the results from the first round of voting, but added that he would not relax, preferring to continue campaign during the next 48 hours.
Spolin's agenda includes the '08 Inter-Collegiate Project, which he hopes will subsidize study breaks among RA groups in different colleges.
He also wants to contact alumni to help freshman receive better summer internships, organize volunteer committees for all aspects of freshman life and create an informational website for the class.
Gittlin's plan
Gittlin has similar plans for the Class of 2008, choosing to focus on class unity, career opportunities and communications during his campaign.
He also said he would use class money for free class gear and to get late meals expanded to other eating venues outside of Frist Campus Center.
Voter turnout
According to Emily Arensman '06, the USG supervisor of elections, the low percentage of the total votes received by each candidate could be attributed to the number of candidates: Twelve students ran for president this year.
Voter turnout was higher than usual, with nearly 66 percent of the 1,175 students in the Class of 2008 casting ballots.
While last year's freshman elections still drew the highest percentage — nearly 70 percent — the average turnout for class elections ranges from 55 to 60 percent of eligible voters, according to USG statistics.
This marks the second year in a row that nearly all positions in freshman elections ended with no clear victor.
When no candidate holds a majority, the top two vote-getters face each other in a runoff.
This year's runoff will begin at midnight Thursday and last for 24 hours.
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