Senior Class President Candidates to Run Off
by Joe Mott

Madison Perry and Whit Walker shouted for the Tar Heels and for their campaigns on Wednesday. Bobby Whisnant and Jenny Peddycord headed to the business school to try to find potential voters, and another seven days of campaigning began.

It was supposed to end the night before, as the crowd waited in anticipation in Carroll Auditorium for the results. But the results weren't what anyone suspected.

“There’s no majority,” said Board of Elections Chairwoman Heather Sidden. “So we’re going to have to have a runoff. The percentages are: Madison Perry and Whit Walker with 915 votes, so that equals .495935 [percent]. Bobby and Jenny got 914 votes, [or] .495393 [percent].”

After a night’s rest, Perry was able to look back on the emotions he felt Tuesday night.

“I didn’t hear anything for the next five minutes,” said Perry. “I was just sitting there with different emotions, going through different facial expressions.”

Whisnant says he thinks his staffers were over-confidant the first time around, but plans to apply what he's learned to the final week.

“I hope that last night shows people what we actually need to do, and that it’s not a game,” said Whisnant.

So the campaign is on again. Candidates are holding up signs, signing up people to campaign, and doing anything they can to get the voters’ attention. Both pairs say they have some surprises up their sleeves for the next week when the rising seniors try again to decide which two will best represent them.