Bakersfield College, you have a new ruler.

Micah Card, a veteran of college politics at BC, will relinquish her secretarial seat and take over as the Student Government Association president.

Her victory came with a close margin over rival Will Chandler.

The two conducted energetic campaigns, and unlike the mighty Sperm Whale and Giant Squid, avoided personal attacks.

Card won 50% of the vote, with Chandler nipping at her heels with 47%, a mere 20 votes behind.

“I am really excited to work with this administration,” Card said when asked about her feelings on the win, adding “there is a lot of potential in this group.”

Card also said she “really wants to look into remodeling the Campus Center,” and considers it her primary challenge as president.

A record number of students voted in the elections, totaling 617, or over 4% of the student population, according to the final tally.

In comparison, last year only 2% of the student population voted.

Current SGA President Ash West and Dean of Student Services Don Turney both consider the election to be a huge success.

They attribute the increased voting to the new online ballot.

Student feedback on the system was mixed. Adrian Morgan, a 28-year old computer systems major felt that “it was difficult to use for the first time.”

Child Development major Victoria Alvarez found the system to be “convenient.”

West acknowledges that there are bugs, but feels confident that they will be ironed out by the next election cycle.

In addition to the high-profile duel for the presidency, the following are the other offices that were decided in the election:

Electrical engineering major and teen sensation Rodolfo Correa, 17, will have his sneakers kicked up on the vice president’s desk.

The office of General Council was taken in an edge-of-seat campaign by write-in candidate Leah Crane, 26 years old, and a pre-med/biology major

Card’s secretarial office will be taken over by 18-year-old pharmacy major Osmond Param.

Nursing major Tamera Langdon, 26, will be upholding the title of Treasurer, and Alan Crane is the new legislative liaison.

Sarah Cuellar, 18, who has a double major of engineering and political science, is the activities liaison.

The senatorial seats are to be filled by Levente Kusai, Chirag Joshi, Taylor Jennings, Gurpreet Cheema, and Nery Cardenas.

In addition, there are 11 senatorial seats that are available to the write-in candidates.

Anyone who feels they may have won a write-in candidacy should contact the Student Affairs office.