I’ve always wondered what is it about election night that gets people so hyped up? Sure, I know the candidate who takes home the coveted title of the president of our nation is a bid deal, but when this night rolls around every four years, spending it in front of the television set seems a little dull. Read more...

In what proved to be a tight race between President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the incumbent candidate came out ahead in both the electoral and popular vote, quelling some concerns that this election would be a repeat of 2000. Read more...

By Natalya Berenshteyn bruin contributor [email protected] The constituents of the 47th District, which includes UCLA, elected Democrat Karen Bass as their representative to the state Assembly in Tuesday’s election. Read more...

Democratic candidate Sheila Kuehl was elected to serve a second term as the state senator for District 23, which includes Santa Monica and UCLA. For fear of bad luck, Kuehl did not want to speak about the election before the polls closed. Read more...

Confusion about polling locations and uncertainty about registration status troubled many UCLA students trying to vote in Tuesday’s election. Some students, after not receiving a notification by mail, weren’t sure if they were registered to vote in Los Angeles County. Read more...

Over 750 UCLA staff, students and faculty were questioned upon leaving their voting locations in a Daily Bruin exit poll taken systematically during Tuesday’s election. The results, with a 3 percent margin of error, showed overwhelming support for presidential candidate Sen. Read more...

The tight presidential race has garnered most of the election spotlight, but student voters were also concerned about many of the state propositions on this year’s ballot. Read more...