Averell said he appreciated the way the commission handled so many allegations.
"The [commission] dealt well with the innumerable reports of 'violations' from certain vindictive candidates who cared more about their own political ambitions than the students of this University," Averell said.
In another contrast to last year, the candidates used fewer financial resources, concentrating more on "freely available resources"--those materials, such as cardboard and condoms, which the commission decides are available free to all undergraduates.
When the campaign ended last Friday, most candidates had only spent $70 of their $100 limit.
In contrast, last year, allegations of campaign finance improprieties by Fentrice D. Driskell '01 and John A. Burton '01 led to Burton's impeachment by the council early this year. Fellow candidates alleged that the pair had overspent its budget.