“This year’s activities should include a diversity of events to appeal to a diversity of students,” Kohli said.

The marshal election was split into two stages. The first vote narrowed 68 candidates to 16 finalists and the second vote determined the final eight marshals.

Voter turnout for the election was high, according to F. Hoopes Wampler, director of College Alumni Programs. Seventy percent of the senior class voted in the first election and 65 percent voted in the last round. Wampler said the small decrease in voter turnout for the second stage of the election is normal because of the smaller voting pool.

In preliminary voting held in House dining halls, students ranked, in order, up to 68 of their choices for class marshal. Most students voted for seven to nine students, according to Wampler.

All of the votes were tallied and the person with the fewest number one votes was eliminated from the competition, a process that continued until all eight spots were filled.

“In this way every student’s vote counts, even their number one choice is eliminated,” Wampler said.