7950 — total number of students who voted in this year’s spring elections
48 — percentage of students in the College of Arts and Sciences who voted
49 — percentage of total undergraduate students who voted
22 — difference in percentages of first—year students (59 percent) versus fourth—year students (37 percent) who voted
43.9 — percentage increase in first—year student turnout
580 — percentage increase in the number of Medical School students who voted
5 — number of referenda on the ballot
1 — number of referenda that were unable to be voted on because of the University Board of Elections’ faulty ballot
38,000 — approximate number of votes cast for the University Unity Project theme through the poll on Student Council’s Web site before the poll was removed
70 — percentage of voters who voted ‘no’ on the honor single sanction reform amendment referendum
2 — percentage of voters who did not cast a vote on the honor single sanction reform amendment referendum
79 — percentage of voters who voted ‘yes’ on the water availability at home football games referendum
54 — total number of races
34 — number of uncontested races
4 — number of votes that decided the race for Trustees President
338 — number of votes that decided the race for Trustees Vice President
2304 — number of votes that decided the race for Student Council Vice President of Organizations
5736 — number of students who cast a vote for Student Council Vice President of Organizations
5597 — number of students who cast a vote for Student Council Vice President for Administration, an uncontested race
208 — number of votes that decided the race for Student Council President
56 — number of votes that separated those who were elected to the Honor Committee as College Representatives and those who were not
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