Sophomore Stefan Schwarz last night was elected as a Tufts Community Union senator after roughly 25 percent of the sophomore class voted in the special election for the empty seat.
Schwarz will fill the seat left open following Tabias Wilson's resignation from the seat last month.
Elections Commission chair Katherine McManus, a sophomore, said turnout was slightly higher in yesterday's election than in the last special election for a junior Senate seat in December, in which 22 percent of the junior class voted.
"I think both candidates ran a great campaign," McManus said. "We look forward to the general and presidential election this spring."
Schwarz said last night that he looks forward to joining the body, despite the fact that he will serve an abbreviated term.
"I know that it's a shortened semester, but I'm looking forward to working with everyone on Senate to hopefully achieve some of what I set out in my platform," he said.
