Jake Torres and Austin Prentice were declared the 2010-11 Student Body President and Vice President shortly after the election polls closed Thursday evening.

1693 students voted in the election.

Runoff elections were held after no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election.

Torres said he was “really excited” and “pumped” about the election results. Torres credits a “culmination of a bunch of different people” for his victory, saying it was a lot of different groups coming together to support him.

Right now, he said, he plans to let the results sink in. He does not have immediate plans for Senate, except to get more students involved.

He said the election had brought more attention to Senate and that he hoped that would continue in the future.

Torres won by 167 votes with 906 votes to Jake Benage’s 734.

Benage said he sent Torres a text message congratulating him. Although he would have liked to have won, Benage said that he was happy with the results.

“I think he’s [Torres] is going to do a great job,” he said.

Prentice said he was “ecstatic” at the election results.

“I’m really happy to have the opportunity to serve,” he said.

Prentice won with 954 votes to Alex Ehmke’s 668–a margin of 286 votes.

Prentice credits his friends and supporters for his victory, especially those that support special interest seats. He said it was this aspect, where his campaign played to all groups of SMU that was a big factor in his win.

“SMU had a win-win situation,” Ehmke said after the results were announced. “Students will have a great president and vice president to lead next year, and I wish Jake and Austin the best.”

Torres and Prentice will serve with Student Body Secretary Katie Perkins. The Student Senate Inauguration will take place Tuesday, April 27.