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A NATION HOLDS ITS BREATH Students anticipate election results across Austin
Zoe Fu | Daily Texan Staff
Texas State history major Yadira Rodriguez waits in anticipation as news networks cover the presidential race results at the Travis County Democratic Watch Party. Check dailytexanonline.com for updated coverage.
By Paul Cobler @paulcobler
Six hundred and sixteen grueling days have passed since Mark Everson became the first person to formally announce his candidacy for president of the United States, and the 2016 election season is officially over. At the beginning of the night, the crowd at the UT Votes watch party filled the Student Activity Center legislative assembly room and loudly cheered
as states were called in favor of Clinton. Those arriving late were forced to wait outside the door; facilitators were concerned about possible fire code violations. However, as the election swung in favor of Trump, the party’s mood became more somber and students began to leave. For many, the election became a test of their patience, willpower and ability to compromise as two of the most disliked candidates in recent memory, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, vied for the presidency. “I’m a self-professed political nerd, and I am tired
of this campaign,” said Zachary Price, UT Votes event coordinator and government sophomore. “I’m going to be happy when this is over, regardless of the result. Even people who were really excited about the first woman president or excited about a political outsider coming into office are just done.” Student Government President Kevin Helgren said he thinks a lot of students feel the same as Price. “Regardless of who wins, we’re all happy that the
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Austin voters pass $720 million Hinojosa wins House District 49, bond to improve transportation will represent UT, West Campus By Forrest Milburn
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The city of Austin has voted to pass Proposition 1, a $720 million mobility bond, that will turn Guadalupe Street, a well-traversed street for students, into a city activity corridor and provide funds for city-wide transportation improvements. “This is a magical place, but we’re only going to be able to maintain that if we actually do what needs to be done to deal with the challenges that we have and they are mobility and they are affordability and they’re linked,” Austin Mayor Steve Adler said at the Move Austin Forward election night party, the Austin-American Statesman reported. “Now, the work begins.” The proposition was proclaimed as victory by Adler, a major proponent of the bond, at about 9 p.m. Tuesday night at the Lavaca Street Bar in downtown Austin. 59 percent of voters were in favor of the proposition. “The numbers are really great, it’s a solid win,” Jim Wick, spokesperson for the Move Austin Forward campaign, said. “We’re glad that the city is ready to invest in our mobility problem. It’s something that’s going to be great for the city.” The bond divides the money into $482 million for corridors, $101 million for
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regional mobility and $137 million for local mobility and active transportation. Within the local mobility and active transportation portion of the bond, $11 million will be provided for planning, design, engineering and road repairs, $37.5 million for sidewalks, $27.5 million for school routes, $26 million for urban trails, $20 million for biking infrastructure and $15 million for intersection improvements, according to the Move Austin Forward campaign. The City Relations Agency of Student Government recently endorsed Proposition 1 as a good plan to decrease
traffic congestion and improve transportation safety. “From early voting numbers, it looks like campus is in support of it which is great because it has the potential to positively impact students by providing greater transport safety if we live off campus and or frequently go to other parts of Austin,” Allie Runas, spokesperson for the city relations agency said. The bond also turns Guadalupe Street into an activity corridor, which could possibly direct money to implementing more bike lanes and bus lanes. Runas said SG
Democrat Gina Hinojosa will represent the majority of UT students in the upcoming legislative session after securing 84.39 percent of the vote in House District 49, where she faced Libertarian candidate Rick Perkins and no major party opposition for the heavily-Democratic seat. Hinojosa, whose newlywon district encompasses West Campus and the areas around UT, will be sworn in as a freshman state legislator in January, where she will join other Democratic House members in the clear minority after
Tuesday’s election. “Just like it took the community to get me elected, it’s going to take all of us to make our voices heard at the Capi-
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FAC, Coop exit poll indicates student majority voted Clinton By Jasleen Shokar @jasleenshokar
The Daily Texan conducted an exit poll of 300 voters at the FAC and University Co-op polling stations on Tuesday. According to our poll, 74.6 percent of respondents said they voted for Hillary Clinton and 16.6 percent said they voted for Donald Trump; 5.4
percent said they voted for Gary Johnson and 2.4 percent said they voted for Jill Stein. Fifty-two point seven percent of respondents were women while 47 percent were men. Of the people who voted for Donald Trump, 30.6 percent were women and 69.4 percent were men. Of the people who voted for Hillary Clinton, 60 percent were women and 40 percent
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tol for this district,” Hinojosa said. “I’m just feeling good that the district is so solid in
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Zoe Fu | Daily Texan Staff
Gina Hinojosa won the election for House District 49 with more than 85 percent of the vote at press time.
were men. Ninety point eight percent of respondents were undergraduate students, with 33.3 percent of the overall respondents as undergraduate freshman. Seventy-four point four percent of respondents said they were first-time voters. Nursing freshman Kelsey Bergman said as a first-time voter, she is eager for the
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