WHCA Election Results – July 5, 2021
Here are the results of the 2021 WHCA elections. A total of 397 ballots were submitted.
RADIO SEAT 2021-2024
Karen Travers, ABC News 374
Abstain 19
Write-in 4
(Steve Herman, Sagar Meghani, Franco Ordonez, Bricio Segovia – 1 each)
WIRE SEAT 2021-2024
Justin Sink, Bloomberg 364
Abstain 24
Write-in 9
(Steve Holland 5; Rob Crilly 1; Jeff Mason 1; Zeke Miller 1; Jennifer Jacobs 1)
AT-LARGE SEAT 2021-2024
Anita Kumar, Politico 197
Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News 197
Write-in 0
Abstain 3
**Pursuant to Article VII, Section 1(a) of the WHCA bylaws, a candidate for president must also win a seat on the WHCA board to fill that post.
This year’s vote for the At-Large seat resulted in a tie. Article VI, Section 2 states, “In the event of a tie for any vacancy or office, the outgoing Executive Board shall vote to break the tie.” The WHCA Executive Board will convene this week to resolve the tie vote for the At-Large seat and the 2023-2024 presidency.**
PRESIDENT 2023-2024
Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News 204
Anita Kumar, Politico 191
Write-in 0
Abstain 2
TO AMEND BYLAWS
Yes 333
No 20
Abstain 44
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