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How Did Mason Vote in 2025?
510 In-Person Votes Cast on Election Day and 26.25% Overall Voter Turnout Reported at Fairfax’s University Precinct Student Media conducted exit polling outside Merten Hall […]
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Student Organizations Pack Merten Hall on Election Day 2025
Partisan and Nonpartisan Groups Provided Treats for On-Campus Voters at Merten Hall By: Rithvik Hari, Mason Votes Contributor Partisan and nonpartisan student organizations lined the […]
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LIVE Election Updates: 2025
Mason Votes will be providing LIVE election night updates throughout the evening, so keep refreshing this post for the latest news and results! By: Saahiti […]
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GOP Candidates Make Final Push in Manassas, VA
Virginia’s Republican Candidates Host Final Campaign Event of 2025 Election By: Rithvik Hari, Fourth Estate Staff Writer This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth […]
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Mason’s Ongoing Commitment to Civic Engagement
Vice President Rose Pascarell Reflects on Mason’s Legacy of Empowering Student Voters By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On November 3rd, Mason Votes […]
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Election News Archive
What Just Happened? A Look Back at the 2020 Debates
Disillusionment Unites Both Sides By: Safiya Khan, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team Most political observers knew that the 2020 election was going to be a contentious affair, but few were prepared for the spectacle of the first 2020 debate in Cleveland, OH that was roundly criticized as a new low for American democratic discourse....
VIDEO: How Polarized Are We?
Election 2020 Interviews with Mason Students By: Nadia Faour, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team Video edited by: Zach Hamilton
4 Days Out: What the Polls Tell Us
Polling Only Matters For So Long, and We’re Hitting this Cycle’s Expiration Date By: Orlando Cabrera, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team In these last four days of the Presidential campaign, things appear to favor Joe Biden in most, if not all, of the traditional swing states. Most voters have self-sorted themselves along part lines,...
Immigration a Top Issue for Voters in 2020
Trump and Biden Offer Contrasting Prescriptions By: Nadia Faour, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team With November 3rd coming up in just 4 days, a key issue shaping voter preferences in the 2020 presidential election is immigration. President Trump and Vice President Biden have a vastly different view on immigration policy in regard to paths...
VIDEO: “I Vote Because…” Featuring Mason Athletes
Patriots Share Why They Plan to Vote in 2020 77% of Mason’s student athletes registered to vote in 2020. We asked them why… Special thanks to Mason Athletics for their participation and to Student Media for producing this video! Video edited by: Zach Hamilton
VIDEO: Trust, Expectation, Behaviors, and Factors Influencing Voters in 2020
Pizza & Perspectives: 2020 Panel Discussion On October 22, 2020, University Life SciTech hosted a virtual panel discussion featuring Delegate Karrie Delaney, Professors Jennifer Victor and Justin Gest from the Schar School of Policy and Government, and Gary Scott, Fairfax County Registrar and Director of Elections. “In this novel national and global context, our relationship with...
COVID-19 a Major Factor as a Divided Nation Votes
“Anti-Authority” Attitudes Toward Science Undermine Public Health By: Alex Russell, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team The COVID-19 pandemic, otherwise known as the coronavirus, has quickly become the dominant issue of Election 2020 and a perpetual cause of argument and tension among everyday Americans. The fight over face masks, conflicting reports from White House officials,...
Be a Patriot: Beyond the Ballot Box
So You’ve Voted… Now What? By: Jayla Brown, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team As the election draws near, Americans are voting early in record numbers. Kimberly MacVaugh (Policy and Government Librarian, Arlington Campus Library) and Christopher Lowder (Online Learning Assistant, University Libraries) co-hosted an online workshop on Thursday, October 22nd to inform Mason students...
Two Takeaways from the Final 2020 Presidential Debate
Trump and Biden Spar for the Last Time in Nashville, TN By: Derek Bowers, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team President Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, wrapped up the final debate of the 2020 general election season in Nashville, TN on Thursday night. Moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News, in a...
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