Tyrone "Red Beard" Schurr and Scott "First Mate" Carlson's watch party was sedate until the primary elections results were announced. When Schurr, who was listening on headphones to the KSDB 91.9 FM broadcast of the election results, heard that he won, he jumped up and exclaimed "yeah," then ran over to hug his running mate. Carlson, junior in electrical engineering, said at first he was in absolute disbelief that they had won, then there was the rush of exhilaration because they were still able to "take out the ninjas." Schurr, senior in electrical engineering, was still in shock three hours after the announcement. He said his first thoughts were, "well that's it, it's decided." Schurr also said there was suspense and worry, which quickly turned into disbelief and excitement. "There was a lot more excitement than disbelief," Schurr said. Schurr's wife, Diane, and son, Aaron, were there to support him and his running mate. Members of the pirate campaign were waiting at Gumby's for the announcement with Schurr and Carlson, including their press secretary, Chad "second mate" Miller, sophomore in electrical engineering, and Ben "the scallywag" Schreiber, junior in mechanical engineering, along with three members of the press and Schurr's family. Bryan Cox and Piper Hoskins soon stopped by to congratulate Schurr and Carlson. Andrew Glazier and Dane Miller congratulated the pair, followed shortly by Lydia Peele, senior in mathematics education, and her running mate Robert Swift, junior in political science. Several Peele and Swift supporters stopped by as well. Glazier, senior in social sciences, and Miller, junior in political science, decided to back Peele. Carlson said he expects Cox and Hoskins will support Peele, but if they want to throw their support toward the pirate campaign, they would be happy for the help. While the losing candidates are endorsing the Peele campaign, Schurr said his thoughts have gone toward the K-State student body. He said he was surprised by the amount of support. "The fact that we were out-spent by 20 times and still won is amazing. It shows that the system works," Schurr said. "We would like to do something that the bigger campaigns do. We would like to make T-shirts with the logo "vote pirate" on the front and a skull-and-cross-bones on the back. We want something that can be worn for longer than our campaign," Schurr said. Schurr also said his campaign isn't about accessibility, but approachability. "People don't care if you are accessible, they care if you are approachable. The pirates bring humor and approachability," Schurr said. "It is easier to strike up a conversation with a pirate than a politician. The race is definitely different now."