HSC completed its general election and counted a total of 591 verified votes, according to a press release published by Harriton Student Council. Harriton TV obtained the full results of the election for each candidate. Each voter was given two votes to cast for each office, but was able to cast only one of the two or abstain.
Office | Candidate | Total # of Votes | Percent of Vote in Race |
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President | Niosha Parvizi | 265 | 44.84% |
President | Andy Wu | 326 | 55.16% |
Vice President | Camille Fürer | 294 | 49.92% |
Vice President | Audrey Sigler | 295 | 50.08% |
Secretary | Jordan Lewis | 194 | 11.05% |
Secretary | Jade Zhu | 391 | 66.84% |
Treasurer | Kaelyn Klatte | 180 | 30.82% |
Treasurer | Sophie Weinstein | 404 | 69.18% |
Sergeant-at-Arms | Eli Feldman | 309 | 52.64% |
Sergeant-at-Arms | Mikey Kotler | 278 | 47.36% |
To clarify, the following candidates won and will be the 2020 Harriton Student Council officers.
Office | Candidate |
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President | Andy Wu |
Vice President | Audrey Sigler |
Secretary | Jade Zhu |
Treasurer | Sophie Weinstein |
Sergeant-at-Arms | Eli Feldman |
According to Student Council, 594 votes were initially cast in the election but 3 were found to be illegal. Only 9th through 11th grade students at Harriton are eligible to vote. Student Council told Harriton TV that one Harriton senior and two Lower Merion High School students attempted to vote in the election.
Voter turnout marked an increase from the primary election round, in which only 542 valid votes were cast. Approximately 62% of 9th through 11th grade students at Harriton voted in the General Election. About 78% of 11th graders, 62% of 10th graders, and 51% of 9th graders voted.
Harriton TV is a student-run news organization that has no direct affiliation with Harriton Student Council.