Seven freshmen became part of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate after an election yesterday that featured a 62 percent turnout.
Manny Adumbire, Katy Simon, Sam Wallis, Chas Morrison, Yin Lin, Lauren Levine and Laura Pacifici edged out the rest of the 27-candidate field to earn their seats on the body.
Because there were so many candidates, nobody was able to muster double-digit support, according to junior and Elections Commission (ECOM) Chair Adam Weldai. But although the results were tight, he said that the seven winners had "clear-cut" margins of victory.
The election went off largely without a hitch, although an e-mail sent to the student body saying that all undergraduates were eligible to vote did cause some confusion.
Only freshmen were able to participate in the election, and Weldai said that the e-mail was not supposed to reach the rest of the student body.
TCU Historian Alex Pryor said she was happy with the results of the election. "We're really impressed by all of the candidates, but we're especially excited about the ones that were elected," she said.
