2003 Election Results of 2003 Council Election

The results of the 2003-04 Council election have been certified by the Elections Committee and are thereby declared official. The eight candidates receiving the most votes (as indicated below by an *) take office on the Council effective immediately.

During the Annual Meeting in late August, there was a valid challenge to the slate of nominees for seats on the APSA Council. Consequently, APSA held an all-member vote to determine the 2003-04 Council member seats. Ballots were collected from September 29-October 29, 2003.

Total voter turn-out for the election was 4348 which is 30.1% of all eligible voters. According to other similar member associations, such as the MLA, AAA, ASA and CAA, election turn-out usually ranges from 11-25%.

Election Results by Candidate
Elected Candidates are marked by an *

VOTES   % of VOTE¹       CANDIDATES
 2901        67.0%             *Robert Axelrod    
                                             University of Michigan
                                             By APSA Nominating Committee

 2676        61.8%              *Judith A. Baer     
                                              Texas A&M University
                                              By APSA Nominating Committee

 2673       61.7%              *John H. Aldrich    
                                             Duke University
                                             By APSA Nominating Committee


2604        60.1%               *Marion E. Orr    
                                              Brown University
                                              By APSA Nominating Committee

2507        57.9%               *Joanna Vecchiarelli Scott   
                                              Eastern Michigan University
                                              By APSA Nominating Committee

2347        54.2%               *Manuel Avalos    
                                              Arizona State University West Campus
                                              By APSA Nominating Committee

2346        54.1%               *John W. Harbeson
                                              CUNY-City College and The Graduate Center
                                              By APSA Nominating Committee

2283         52.7%              *Shirley M. Geiger    
                                              Savannah State University
                                              By APSA Nominating Committee

2168        50.0%                  Peregrine Schwartz-Shea    
                                              University of Utah
                                              By Petition of APSA Members

¹Percentage of voters who included a vote for this candidate among their up to eight ballot choices.