diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
index 4e4557c8..aa80909e 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def get_validator_set(conn, height=None):
 
 
 @register_query(LocalMongoDBConnection)
-def get_result_by_election_id(conn, election_id, table):
+def get_election_result_by_id(conn, election_id, table):
     query = {'election_id': election_id}
 
     cursor = conn.run(
diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
index 86028a05..54ff8900 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def get_validator_set(conn, height):
 
 
 @singledispatch
-def get_result_by_election_id(conn, election_id, table):
+def get_election_result_by_id(conn, election_id, table):
     """Return a validator set change with the specified election_id
     """
 
diff --git a/bigchaindb/common/election.py b/bigchaindb/common/election.py
index e114a6c6..7c07fe8b 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/common/election.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/common/election.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Election(Transaction):
             return self.ONGOING
 
     def get_election_result(self, election_id, bigchain):
-        result = bigchain.get_result_by_election_id(election_id, self.DB_TABLE)
+        result = bigchain.get_election_result_by_id(election_id, self.DB_TABLE)
         return result
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/bigchaindb/lib.py b/bigchaindb/lib.py
index 5cc5ff0f..bee2f123 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/lib.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/lib.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class BigchainDB(object):
         return validators
 
     def get_result_by_election_id(self, election_id, table):
-        result = backend.query.get_result_by_election_id(self.connection, election_id, table)
+        result = backend.query.get_election_result_by_id(self.connection, election_id, table)
         return result
 
     def store_pre_commit_state(self, state):