diff --git a/helios/stats_views.py b/helios/stats_views.py
index 1d9bba1759427c26a2b5cd2c800a7a8f1a2217aa..f1a5847bb91c553b2f49dc3f0da2fb80d24f9b78 100644
--- a/helios/stats_views.py
+++ b/helios/stats_views.py
@@ -40,13 +40,15 @@ def elections(request):
 
   page = int(request.GET.get('page', 1))
   limit = int(request.GET.get('limit', 25))
+  q = request.GET.get('q','')
 
-  elections = Election.objects.all().order_by('-created_at')
+  elections = Election.objects.filter(name__icontains = q)
+  elections.all().order_by('-created_at')
   elections_paginator = Paginator(elections, limit)
   elections_page = elections_paginator.page(page)
 
   return render_template(request, "stats_elections", {'elections' : elections_page.object_list, 'elections_page': elections_page,
-                                                      'limit' : limit})
+                                                      'limit' : limit, 'q': q})
     
 def recent_votes(request):
   user = require_admin(request)
diff --git a/helios/templates/stats_elections.html b/helios/templates/stats_elections.html
index bb4a232f359701d87a117314023a7104d4ac3775..24f5c145084c41ad4325a06f3fa277710f644f43 100644
--- a/helios/templates/stats_elections.html
+++ b/helios/templates/stats_elections.html
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Elections</h1>
 
+<p>
+<form method="get" action="{% url "helios.stats_views.elections" %}">
+<b>search</b>: <input type="text" name="q" value="{{q}}"/> 
+<input class="small button" type="submit" value="search" /> <a class="small button" href="?">clear search</a>
+</form>
+</p>
+
+
 <p>
 {% if elections_page.has_previous %}
-<a href="?page={{elections_page.previous_page_number}}&limit={{limit}}">previous {{limit}}</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a href="?page={{elections_page.previous_page_number}}&limit={{limit}}&q={{q}}">previous {{limit}}</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
 {% endif %}
 
 Elections {{elections_page.start_index}} - {{elections_page.end_index}}&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
 {% if elections_page.has_next %}
-<a href="?page={{elections_page.next_page_number}}&limit={{limit}}">next {{limit}}</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a href="?page={{elections_page.next_page_number}}&limit={{limit}}&q={{q}}">next {{limit}}</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
 {% endif %}
 </p>