diff --git a/bigchaindb/elections/election.py b/bigchaindb/elections/election.py
index 05a3b5a2..b78e1456 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/elections/election.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/elections/election.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import (InvalidSignature,
                                           InvalidProposer,
                                           UnequalValidatorSet,
                                           DuplicateTransaction)
-from bigchaindb.tendermint_utils import key_from_base64
+from bigchaindb.tendermint_utils import key_from_base64, public_key_to_base64
 from bigchaindb.common.crypto import (public_key_from_ed25519_key)
 from bigchaindb.common.transaction import Transaction
 from bigchaindb.common.schema import (_validate_schema,
@@ -231,10 +231,13 @@ class Election(Transaction):
 
     def show_election(self, bigchain):
         data = self.asset['data']
+        if 'public_key' in data.keys():
+            data['public_key'] = public_key_to_base64(data['public_key']['value'])
         response = ''
         for k, v in data.items():
-            response += f'{k}={v}\n'
-        response += self.get_status(bigchain)
+            if k != 'seed':
+                response += f'{k}={v}\n'
+        response += f'status={self.get_status(bigchain)}'
 
         return response