Colorado Robertson and Shannon Bates triumphed by 13 votes in what may be one of the closest finishes in the history of Student Government elections.
After barely securing a vote majority with 50.098 percent of the student vote, Student Senate Speaker Robertson and mass communication junior Bates will serve as the 2008-2009 SG president and vice president, respectively. Contenders Dixon McMakin and Kristen Oaks finished with 49.902 percent.
Of 6,655 total students who voted in the presidential and vice presidential runoff, Robertson-Bates received 3,334 votes and Dixon-Oaks trailed with 3,321 votes.
Curtis White of “Vision 2008” beat Aaron Phipps of “The Foundation” after weeks of campaigning for the third University Court justice position. White received 54.5 percent of the vote and Phipps finished with 45.5 percent. White will work with University Court Justices Jessica Chatelain and Parker Maxwell of “Vision 2008” who won the student vote in the general election. All University Court justices will denounce their former ticket affiliations once inaugurated. “Vision 2008” swept the race for Manship School of Mass Communication treasurer. Kat Ingram won with 56.7 percent, while “The Foundation” ticket’s Caroline Barnes finished with 43.3 percent. But “The Foundation” was victorious in the winnings for Manship College Council president. Joe Coussan defeated Michael Laborde of “Vision 2008” with 58.5 percent to 41.5 percent, respectively. For the University Court justice race, 5,603 students voted – 252 students voted for Mass Communication treasurer and 246 students voted for Mass Communication College Council president.
Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected of a factual inaccuracy.
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