Matthew J. Glazer ’06, left, and Ian W. Nichols ’06, right, were named president and vice-president of the Undergraduate Council last night. The two are pictured at their respective celebrations last night.
Matthew J. Glazer ’06 was declared the next Undergraduate Council president last night in an election that ended with an unprecedented split ticket and drew a record number of voters.
Glazer, who is chair of the Student Affairs Committee and a third-year council member, defeated the outside contender Tracy “Ty” Moore II ’06 by 452 votes after votes for third-place finisher Teo P. Nicolais ’06 were redistributed to voters’ second choices.
Glazer’s running mate, Council Treasurer Clay T. Capp ’06, lost his bid for the council vice presidency by 96 votes to Ian W. Nichols ’06, Moore’s running mate.
“I’m excited, but also disappointed that this is how it turned out,” Glazer said. “Ian and I will work together to do the best job that we can.”
“It’s a bittersweet victory,” Nichols said at his somber victory party, which was supposed to be for Moore, too.
A record of 3,985 students cast ballots, the council’s Election Commission Chair Jonathan D. Einkauf ’06 reported. This broke the 2002 record by 719 votes.
In the final count, Glazer received 2,178 votes, while Moore received 1,726 votes over the four days of voting that ended at noon Thursday.
The Harvard Glee Club, dressed in black tie, traditionally serenades the winning ticket with a rendition of “Domine Salvum Fac,” in order to offer the president and vice president divine protection.
Due to the split ticket, the singers performed twice, first at Glazer’s party and later at Nichols’.
“It was difficult for the [Election Commission] to have to deliver results that weren’t happy for everyone,” Einkauf said. “It wasn’t quite as fun for us and it obviously wasn’t as fun for the candidates.”
Following the serenade to Nichols, Moore congratulated his running mate but expressed disappointment at his own defeat.
“At least we know there will be one good leader,” said Moore, adding later that the loss was emotional for him.
“I made a lot of sacrifices, and this has been an uphill battle the entire time.”
But Moore said he thought Nichols and Glazer would “be a great pair.”
Nichols received 1,976 votes and Capp received 1,880 votes after votes for Nicolais’ running mate, vice-presidential candidate Samita A. Mannapperuma ’06, were redistributed.
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