2007 Council Election Results
November 5, 2007

The results of the 2007 Council election are official.  The eight candidates receiving the most votes were Catherine Zuckert, Wendy Brown, John Ishiyama, Wendy Tam-Cho, H. N. Hirsch, Thomas Pangle, Nonna Mayer, and Dan Reiter.  They take office on the Council effective immediately.  Leonard Wantchekon was not elected.

Total voter turnout for the election was 4,316, which is 30.4% of all eligible voters.  In the past, the Assoication has had 30.8, 30.3, and 30.1 % voter turnouts for the election.

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

Votes % of Vote Candidates
2737  63.4%  *Catherine Zuckert
University of Notre Dame
Nominated by Petition of 134 members
2609  60.4%  *Wendy Brown
University of California, Berkeley
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2439  56.5% 

*John Ishiyama
Truman State University
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee

2302  53.3%  *Wendy K. Tam Cho
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2234  51.8%  *H N Hirsch
Oberlin College
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee
2171

 50.3% 

 

*Thomas L. Pangle
University of Texas, Austin
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee

2146

 49.7% 

*Nonna Mayer
Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences Po (CEVIPOF)
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee

2068

 47.9% 

*Dan Reiter
Emory University
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee

1907  44.2%  Leonard Wantchekon
New York University
Nominated by APSA Nominating Committee

Bryan D. Jones, University of Washington, Andrea Y. Simpson, University of Richmond,  and Anna Sampaio, University of Colorado, Denver 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.