Luke Roling and Nate Dobbels will serve as Government of the Student Body president and vice president for the 2010–’11 academic year.

Dobbels said he felt relieved after it was announced Thursday night that the two had won.

“I can breathe now,” Dobbels said. “Relieved is a good word,” Roling said.

The pair agreed that the news of their election hadn’t sunk in yet, and it probably wouldn’t until Friday morning. When asked what they would be doing to celebrate after the announcement, Roling and Dobbels both had the same answer: “homework.”

Roling’s and Dobbels’ first executive task is a presidential committee meeting Friday at 8 a.m. The two won’t start the official transition into their executive roles until next week.

Current GSB President Jon Turk offered his congratulations to the candidates with a handshake and said he believes the two are ready for the job.

There was about a 100 percent increase in voter turnout this year, said Election Commissioner Dan Porter.

Last year’s presidential vote total was 2,345 between the two presidential campaigns. This year, 3,824 total votes were cast. The final tally gave the Roling-Dobbels ticket 2,120 votes, while opposing candidates Chandra Peterson and Jacob Wilson received a total of 1,704 votes.

Peterson was unable to attend any election events, as she was sick. In a brief conversation following the results, Wilson said he will do everything he can to stay positive.

Full results are posted on the GSB Web site as an .xls file.