The student senate chambers filled with shouts and cheers Wednesday afternoon following the release of the results for the student body president run-off, which named Will Quick as the victor with 61 percent of the votes. Will Langley, Quick’s opponent, received 39 percent of the votes.

Students and administration in attendance congratulated him as members of the Elections Commission reminded him that the results are subject to review depending on the validity of the campaign infraction violations that were leveed against him by Langley during the run-off.

Langley said Quick and members of his campaign staff stole and destroyed about 200 of Langley’s campaign signs and political advertisements around campus. Quick appeared unabashed by this warning and continued to celebrate, commenting that he welcomed any further investigation.

“I’m ecstatic, this has been a year in the coming for me,” Quick said.

Langley, however, was absent as the Elections Commission announced the results.

The overall voter turnout for the runoff elections reached 15.7 percent.

Student Senate President elect Zach Adams said that he was taken aback by the election results, but he looked forward to working with Quick next year.

“I’m floored, the results are breathtaking,” Adams said. “I never saw a comeback of this magnitude coming.”

Quick was originally trailing Langley in the general election 38.5 percent to 26.5 percent.

Quick said although he was confident about his performance in the election he never conceived that either candidate would win by more than 5 percent.

“I had not expected to win by over 20 percent,” Quick said. “I really appreciate students taking it so seriously.”

He said that his first and most important goal as student body president is to gain the trust of the students.

“I plan on organizing a group of people who are willing to work hard with me and connect with the student body,” Quick said.

Quick said that his strict adherence to the rules and his cooperation during all the hearing proceedings played a big role in helping him achieve victory.

“Demonstrating a positive attitude and getting out and talking to the students helped me win,” Quick said. “I was honest and fair throughout the whole process and I think the students really respected that.”

Travis Birdsell, a junior in horticulture and poultry science who worked on Quick’s campaign, said he agreed with this statement and he felt the honesty and openness they maintained — no matter what problems they faced — was what helped them succeed.

“We never compromised our integrity,” Birdsell said.

Langley could not be reached for comment.