At the end of a highly competitive ASUO Executive race, candidates Maddy Melton and Eddy Morales were elected 2003-04 president and vice president on Wednesday with 1,236 votes, taking 54.9 percent of the total 2,249 votes. Candidates Christa Shively and Greg Bae received 1,013 votes.

Voter turnout in the general election, which ran Monday through Wednesday, landed at 14.3 percent of the total student body, up from 10.5 percent of the student body a year ago.
“I’m just floored,” Melton said, minutes after hearing the results. “I can’t believe it. This has been so exciting. … It’s been a great experience.”
Melton said that she thought the Shively and Bae team did a good job campaigning, adding that she wished them luck in whatever they both do next.
Bae had no comment, and Shively could not be reached at press time.
The Executive victory came after an extremely close primary race where Shively and Bae came in only 21 votes behind Melton and Morales, resulting in fierce campaign efforts by both tickets in the days leading up to the general election.
ASUO Elections Coordinator Andrea Hall said she was excited with this year’s total voter turnout and the increase of four percentage points from last year.
“The Elections Board is absolutely astonished with the voter turnout for the general election,” she said. “I think it was a lot more intense than last year. Maybe not in campaigning, per se, but as far as the closeness of all races.”
And the closeness seemed to amp up the level anxiety, as many candidates waited in the rain outside the ASUO office for the results, some cheering as they were released.
“Yes, I’m excited,” said Jesse Harding, who won an ASUO Student Seat on the Athletic Department Finance Committee. “I’m ready to tear shit up. I’m going to be the guy that speaks up on senate.”
Others said they were eager to get started representing students who elected them.
“I feel really good, and I think it’s definitely an honor that my fellow students chose me to represent them,” said Mena Ravassipour, who won Senate Seat 2, a Programs Finance Committee seat.
For the other PFC positions, Adrian Gilmore won Senate Seat 1, Colin Andries won Senate Seat 3 and Toby Piering won his unopposed PFC At-Large position.
For the EMU Board, Slade Leeson won the At-Large position and Rodrigo Moreno won Senate Seat 4.
For the ADFC, Laura Schulthies won Senate Seat 7 and Harding won Senate Seat 8.
For ASUO Student Senate, Alicia Lindquist won Seat 13, Arts &Letters/Journalism; Kevin Curtin won Seat 15, Social Sciences; and Jonah Lee won Seat 16, Science.
For other positions, Sarah Koski won a seat on the Associated Students Presidential Advisory Council, Noah Glusman ran unopposed for the Student Recreation and Fitness Advisory Board and Cory Phillips ran unopposed for the Building Fee Committee.
Ballot Measures 15 and 20 both passed.