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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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Mason Votes Interview: Rep. James Walkinshaw
Continuing Connolly’s Legacy and Engaging Mason Students in the 2025 Election By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On Friday, October 31st, Saahiti Kiran […]
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Election News Archive
Meet the Candidates 2025: Spanberger vs. Earle-Sears
Virginia’s Gubernatorial Election: A Historic First for the Commonwealth By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2025, is set to make history. For the first time, Virginians will elect a woman as their governor. Because incumbent Glenn Youngkin (R) is barred from running for...
Mason Voter FAQs for 2025
Register, Verify, and Make a Plan to VOTE! By: Tiffany Boggs, Mason Votes Contributor On Tuesday, November 4th, Virginians will head to the polls to elect their next governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, as well as members of the House of Delegates and local officials. But before you can cast a ballot in this...
RSVP: Protecting Intelligence from Politics
Sen. Mark Warner: Protecting Intelligence from Politics Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 Time: 10:00am Location: Mason Square, Van Metre Hall Auditorium, 3351 North Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201 RSVP Link: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/2008536/1968319/ Live Stream via YouTube: @HaydenCenter Featured Guest: Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) Moderated by: Jim Sciutto, CNN Hosted by: The Hayden Center and Schar School of...
Virtual Event: VA Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
Virtual VA Gubernatorial Candidate Forum Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 Time: 10:30am Location: Virtual (see event flyer below for QR code) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BehXqBjis/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/idBnTmIlRsI?si=o5VI8EhggkY-romg Featured Guest: Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, Democratic Candidate for Virginia Governor Hosted by: Virginia chapters of the Divine Nine Fraternities—Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Omega Psi...
RSVP Now: Constitution Day 2025
Constitution Day 2025 Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: The Hub Side Pocket (middle level) RSVP via Mason360: https://cglink.me/2d7/r2288147 This free event is open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the George Mason community. #freepizza Event Description: Join Student Media as we help the Mason community celebrate the signing of the...
2025 Wilkins Lecture: Democracy, Integrity, and the Rule of Law
2025 Wilkins Lecture: Former Trump Prosecutor Jack Smith on Democracy, Integrity, and the Rule of Law Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 4:30pm Location: Harris Theater Learn More: schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-09/2025-wilkins-lecture-former-trump-prosecutor-jack-smith-democracy-integrity-and-rule This free event is open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the George Mason community. Doors open at 4 p.m. The lecture begins...
VA-11 Special Election: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Listen Up, Patriots…It’s Time to VOTE! By: Tiffany Boggs, Mason Votes Contributor On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, voters in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District will head to the polls for a special election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, who passed away on May 21, 2025, at the age of 75. ...
RSVP: A Conversation with Former VP Mike Pence
Pizza & Perspectives: Conservatism at Crossroads Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Time: 6:00-7:15pm Location: Mason Square Campus, Fuse Conference Center Room 1311 RSVP via Mason360: https://cglink.me/2d7/r2285551 Food Provided (free pizza @ 5:30pm!) RSVP is required to attend the event. The event will also be livestreamed on the Schar School YouTube page. Event Description: Join us for...
VIDEO: 2024 Election Coverage
Student Media Coverage of Election 2024 Watch the Full Broadcast on YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpPbiEHg370) Anchors: Ridikat Jinadu, Max Castner Correspondents: Jeff Carberry, Trevor Tharp, Mary J. Demarco, Nick Gambill, Hyunbeen An, Zoë Olive, Orlando Cabrera News Director: Jeff Carberry Production Manager: Benjamin Donnelly Video Editors: Norma Reyes, Iyah AI-ani, Benjamin Donnelly, Patrice Pannell Writers: James Washington,...
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