Nominations for the 2025 Campaign Excellence Awards are open!
The Campaign Excellence Awards are a long-standing tradition of the AAPC and recognize those individuals that have significantly contributed to the success of a candidate, ballot initiative or public affairs campaign and whose conduct has been consistent with the Professional Code of Ethics of the AAPC. In addition, AAPC seeks to recognize those outstanding campaigns that have truly innovated the practice or prevailed against all odds. Recipients of the Campaign Excellence Awards and Special Pollies do not need to be AAPC members and there is no fee to submit an application.
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Public Affairs Campaign of the Year - Honoring a standout public affairs campaign that mastered multiple media channels to shift the conversation and drive results.
Ballot Measure Campaign of the Year - Recognizing a game-changing ballot measure campaign that leveraged every tool to influence public opinion and win.
Fundraiser of the Year - Awarded to the fundraising powerhouse who fueled a campaign's succss through bold and effective strategies.
Independent Expenditure Campaign of the Year - Awarding excellence in independent expenditures that crafted a powerful campaign for a candidate or cause across multiple platforms.
Most Valuable Player of the Year - Celebrating the standout player who went above and beyond, delivering impact that made a real difference in a campaign's outcome.
Digital Campaign of the Year - Spotlighting an innovative digital campaign that set a new standard across all digital platforms for candidates, issues, or initiatives.
Pollster of the Year - Recognizing the pollster whose insights gave campaigns a winning edge, driving strategy with data that mattered.
Campaign Manager of the Year, Non-Statewide - Honoring the leader behind a non-statewide campaign whose skills and vision drove exceptional success. Eligible recipients must have led overall operations for a non-statewide campaign, including mayoral, state legislative, and U.S. congressional races, as well as Special Elections and Recalls.
Campaign Manager of the Year, Statewide - Highlighting the campaign manager who skillfully directed a high-stakes statewide race with strategic excellence.
Campaign of the Year - Celebrating the full-package campaign that broke boundaries, overcame the odds, and delivered victory at the ballot.
Recipients of the Excellence Awards do not need to be AAPC members. Awards are made at the sole discretion of the AAPC. AAPC reserves the right to consider nominations in categories other than originally submitted.