By Emily Wunderlich
Ten of the 11 candidates for Student Government senate were elected Tuesday after 256 students voted in the midterm elections.
Zoe Dukas, junior political science major, was elected with 50 percent of the votes, followed closely by Hannah Rose Wanless, incumbent senator and sophomore history major.
In order of popularity, the other elected senators are:
- Naya Payne, freshman political science major
- Veronica Jimenez, freshman political science major
- Katherine Fishman, incumbent senator and junior political science major
- Gregory Cote, incumbent senator and sophomore biology major
- Joe Morales, senior biology major
- Chase Cooley, freshman history major
- Trevor Martindale, freshman political science major
- Alexandria Bishop, freshman political science major
Nicholas Cropper, senior biology major, earned the least votes and was not elected.
SG elections have routinely been marked by poor voter turnout. In spring 2018, 359 students took to the polls; in fall 2017, 250; in fall 2016, 340; and fall 2015, 394.
Voting for homecoming king and queen last week saw a turnout of exactly 600 students, according to Vanessa Rivera, director of traditions for Harborside Activities Board.
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