Sophomore Ben Richards is the newest member of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate after emerging victorious in yesterday's special election.
He beat out lone opponent sophomore Matt Wittman in the race to fill the seat vacated by sophomore Joel Greenberg, who resigned earlier in the semester.
Tufts Election Commission (ECOM) Chair Sharon Chen said that the election, which was open only to the sophomore class, saw a 14.46 percent voter turnout. She declined to provide the vote breakdown.
Chen, a sophomore, said that although turnout out was low, it was understandable given the timing of the election.
"[The turnout] is very similar to previous elections," she said. "I did wish it would be higher, but I understand that it's a special election and also the beginning of the semester, so there's only so much publicity we could do."
Richards attributed his win to the fact that he sought to connect with the voters.
"I ran a campaign reaching out to the voters and constituents … I went to the sophomores to talk to them about what they care about … and I think that's the reason why I won tonight," he said.
Wittman declined to comment.
