In nearly a week, a new president of the United States will be elected. Some University of Oregon students are figuring out how — and where — they will be spending their election night.
Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris are vying for leadership in a very close race, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver remain in the running with about 1% of the vote respectively.
Emma Wade, a junior, said she will be watching the election very closely.
“I’ll probably be glued to the television,” Wade said. “I hope Kamala [Harris] wins…I’d like to call it a prediction.”
Maddie Lindsay, a freshman, is planning on attending a watch party on the sixth floor of New Residence Hall. She said she doesn’t want to predict what will happen before the date.
Allison Buturla, a sophomore, also said that she doesn’t want to overthink the results.
“I don’t want to predict anything because I don’t want to jinx it,” Buturla said.
While some students are mentally preparing for election day, others said that they didn’t have any plans to watch the election and wanted to avoid the occasion altogether.
Katie Newnham, a freshman, said that she doesn’t want to spend time thinking about the results until after they have been released.
“I’ll probably have my head in the sand until the next day,” Newnham said.
Kenzie Harrold, a junior, plans on burying her head in her blankets instead.
“I have no plans, I don’t even know what day election day is,” Harrold said. “[To be] 100% honest, I will be asleep.”
Both the UO College Republicans and the UO College Democrats do not have any watch parties or events planned for election night.
Whether students are anxiously watching the results live with their friends or avoiding the news altogether, Nov. 5 will be an impactful night.
