This student body election is one for K-State's history books.

Lydia Peele, senior in mathematics education, is the first student body vice president to be elected as student body president. At 6:20 p.m. Wednesday at Tubby's Sports Bar, applause and cheers broke out after the announcement "66 percent of the vote" came across the radio.

"It still really hasn't sunk in yet," Peele said in a telephone interview several hours after the announcement. "I don't think it's going to sink in for awhile; it's still pretty surreal."

Peele and student body vice president-elect Robert Swift received 65.7 percent of the votes cast in Tuesday and Wednesday's general election. During a KSDB-FM 91.9 interview prior to the results' announcement, Peele and Swift were asked what they would do if elected.

"I think the first call of order is to do some celebrating," Peele said, her comments followed with supporters' cheers. "Then, we'll start working on our platform issues right away. I think it's important to hit the ground running."

Swift, junior in political science, said he felt relieved after the announcement.

"As we mentioned time and time again, it's a really long run and a lot of work," he said. "I'm just kind of enjoying the moment right now. A goal that we set out for in November finally just happened."

Peele and Swift will be officially sworn into office on April 3. Swift said he and Peele are still looking for new ideas to add to their three platform issues - more peace of mind, more for the future and more for your money.

It has been more than 10 years since a K-State student body vice president ran for president. In spring 1997, then-vice president Aaron Otto ran for president and lost.

Peele and Swift received 2,529 votes. While a total of 4,041 voters participated in Tuesday and Wednesday's general elections, 3,850 votes were cast for student body president and vice president.

Michael Burns and Grant Groene, who served as K-State student body president and vice president in 2005-06; and Lucas Maddy, who served as student body president in 2006-07, showed their support Wednesday night. Lydia's mother, Cathy Peele, and her younger sister, Melanie, also supported the campaign at Tubby's.

"I am so proud of her," Melanie, sophomore in secondary education, said. "She has worked so hard. I'm so excited to see what the year holds for her. She will have such a positive impact on people."

Family members and friends filled Tubby's dressed in their red "More for You" T-shirts. They stood in small groups where they talked and drank.

"This is ridiculous," said Mary Fox, senior in political science, at 5:45 p.m. "I love it. This is busier than a Saturday night."

Fox first met Peele in 2004 when the two served as Student Governing Association interns as freshmen. Fox said Peele is her best friend, and she plans to serve on her SGA executive cabinet next year.

"Lydia was definitely No. 1 for the position," Fox said. "Students know that it's a really important position. Robert's a class act, too, and they're going to improve what they've already started and add to it."