Mercer Votes and the Political Science department hosted a viewing party for the 2026 midterm elections in the Science and Engineering Building on Tuesday, November 3 at 8 p.m. Students congregated to enjoy pizza, snacks and trivia all while election ballots were being tallied nationwide. Students from all across the political spectrum described the event as lively, exciting and beneficial for the University. “So many different kinds of people showed up, so many different groups showed up too," said Carson Katzer '26, vice president of Mercer College Republicans. "Not just the traditional college Republican people and not just the college Democrat people, all of Mercer showed out to this wonderful event. It’s just amazing seeing so many young people get so involved in politics,” he said. Alina Virani ‘29 explained how she believed the event to be beneficial for expanding Mercer students' political involvement. “I think it’s great that that Mercer took the initiative to like get other students involved and more knowledgeable," she said. Students explained how it was enjoyable to see their peers outside the classroom and truly engaged with the subject they study. “It’s been really fun to come to this event and see all of the political science people," said Emma Shields ‘28, president of the Mercer Young Democrats. "I’m a political science major, so I saw all my peers and I think the turnout’s been really good as a lot of people showed up,” she said. President of Mercer College…
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