Barkley campaign manager Jeffrey A. Letalien '01 arrived at Gusmorino's party shortly after the announcement, bringing with him a bag of party supplies.
"This is our official concession," he joked. "Now you get the stuff from our party."
Smith waited for the results in his Adams House suite with friends.
"Paul will do a great job," he said.
Despite the loss, Smith said he plans to remain very involved in the council's activities.
"Anytime James and I have a lot of free time on our hands, something good is going to come of it," he said.
Gusmorino said he is already looking ahead to his next project. As his victory party broke up yesterday morning, he looked around the room and smiled.
"You know what I have to do now? Starting coding for next semester's UC Books," he laughed.