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What the 2025 Elections Mean for Students
Insights from Professor Jennifer Victor Shed Light on the Shifting Landscape of Democracy at Mason By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On Tuesday, […]
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Schar School Students Reacts to Virginia Elections
Democracy Lab’s Election Night Watch Party By: Rithvik Hari, Mason Votes Contributor As polls closed on Tuesday, November 4th, the Schar School of Policy and […]
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2025 Election Day Activities @ Merten Hall
On-Campus Voters Make Their Voices Heard in Off-Year Election Photos/Video by: Joylin Ting, Mason Votes Contributor The Mason community turned out to Merten Hall […]
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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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Election News Archive
POLL: Obama Leads Romney
Photo By| Addy Cameron-Huff A new national poll just released today shows President Barack Obama leading his republican challenger Mitt Romney. The NBC/Wall Street Journal poll pegged the race for the White House at 50%-45% for the President among likely voters. Among registered voters the poll found the President leading 50%-44%. Both results reveal a...
President Obama Speaks with College Press
On August 28th President Obama embarked on a campaign tour through College’s and University’s across the country. While in Ames,Iowa the President took time to hold his first campus press call of the semester. The president made brief remarks before opening up for questions. He began his remarks by reaffirming his belief that this election...
Eastwood, Rubio, Romney round out the 2012 RNC
The 2012 Republican National Convention finished last night and it did so with a past, present, and future feel. Leading off the prime time coverage was Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood, who delivered an adlib, improv performance to an empty chair that was supposed to be Barack Obama. Eastwood’s delivery was slow and quirky, but definitely...
UPDATE: Republican National Convention
Due to tropical storm Isaac the Republicans have suspended the start of their national convention being held in Tampa, Florida. The convention will kick off tomorrow at 2pm when they vote to approve the party platform. Check back with Mason Votes for up to date information on the Republican national convention. Photo: “Podium” by Tom...
Young Progressives Come Together
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCjjISpixq8[/youtube] Apathetic, tuned out, disengaged; these are just a few adjectives often associated with the younger generation of Americans. Even as these adjectives persist there is a large group of young Americans who have taken the initiative to organize, mobilize, and make their voices heard. This group of young progressive Americans found themselves gathered together...
A Week for the History Books
This week in Washington D.C. was one that won’t soon be forgotten. The week began with the United States Supreme Court striking down three of the four major provisions of SB 1070 Arizona’s immigration law, while upholding it’s most controversial provision, the so called, “show me your papers” law. The law states that Arizona law...
Mason Votes Calls 11th District for Connolly
By Christian Smith 9:56 A.M. Nov. 6 Mason Votes is calling Virginia’s 11th congressional district race for Gerry Connolly (D). The Virginia Board of Elections’ unofficial results say that with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Connolly received 111,695 votes, or 49.22 percent, while Keith Fimian (R) had 110,727 votes, or 48.79 percent. The last word...
Fimian Hosts Election Results Headquarters at Mason
Fimian Hosts Election Results Headquarters at Mason
RESULTS!
Mason Votes is calling the 11th District race for democratic incumbent Gerry Connolly. ABC News is reporting Virginia’s 10th district has reelected republican Frank Wolf. The Associated Press has called Virginia’s 8th District congressional race for democratic incumbent and George Mason University professor Jim Moran.
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Important 2026 Deadlines & Voting Info
November 3rd General & Special Elections:
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- Sept. 18: First day of early in-person voting. Click here to find your local registrar’s office >
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