2008 Council Election Results

2008 Council Election Results November 3, 2008

The results of the 2008 Council election are official. The eight candidates receiving the most votes were Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Rose McDermott, Maria Victoria Murillo, Jodi Dean, Mark A. Peterson, Sherri L. Wallace, Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, and Franke Wilmer. They take office on the Council effective immediately. Walter R. Mebane was not elected.

Total voter turnout for the election was 4,416, which is 30.3% of all eligible voters. In the past, the association has had 30.4, 30.8, and 30.3 % voter turnouts for the election.

Election Results by Candidate
(elected candidates are marked by an *)

Votes	% of Vote	Candidates
3059	69.8%	Kathleen Hall Jamieson University of Pennsylvania* Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
3047	69.5%	*Rose McDermott University of California, Santa Barbara Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2907	66.3%	*Maria Victoria Murillo Columbia University Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2825	64.4%	*Jodi Dean Hobart and William Smith Colleges Nominated by a Petition of 78 members
2741	62.5%	*Mark A. Peterson University of California, Los Angeles Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2642	60.3%	*Sherri L. Wallace University of Louisville Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2507	57.2%	*Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado University of Nebraska at Omaha Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2491	56.8%	*Franke Wilmer Montana State University, Bozeman Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2243	51.2%	Walter R. Mebane, Jr. University of Michigan Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee

Catherine Zuckert, University of Notre Dame, John Ishiyama, University of North Texas, and Dan Reiter, Emory University, comprised the Elections Committee that certified the results. Hayle Ziobro served as APSA's election manager. The vote was conducted by Campus-Vote.com under contract to APSA.