ASUC Executive Vote Counts Released 
 
Here are the official vote counts for the ASUC Executive Elections. 
 
There are some interesting statistics here.  Three of the five races (AAVP, Exec VP, External VP) were decided by less than 150 votes.  This makes the presidential margin of 800 votes seem like a landslide in comparison. 
 
DAAP candidate for student advocate Ronald Cruz ended up in a relatively close second place in that particular race, which is quite interesting, considering this is the closest DAAP has ever been to getting an executive seat.   Cruz also did not rally many votes in the senate race, though Yvette Felarca, who got a third as many votes in Cruz in her respective executive race, won a pending seat in the ASUC Senate.  These results beg the questions: was this a fluke, or is DAAP getting a larger progressive base?  And is this base defecting from the CalSERVE ranks?
 
The self-destruction of BEARS-United is also displayed here in all of its glory.  In both of its executive races, BU finished nowhere near first place.  Many people in and out of the party believe that running an incomplete slate hurt the party, and it will be interesting to see if BU survives to see next year, let alone run a full executive slate along with a larger group of senators.  There is some speculation that there will be some sort of agreement or alliance between BU and the Berkeley College Republicans, which would certainly help rally the vote of the conservative student.
 
ASUC Senate vote tabulations have not been released yet... thankfully.

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