diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
index aea34bd9..d193ebb9 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/localmongodb/query.py
@@ -322,14 +322,12 @@ def get_validator_set(conn, height=None):
 def get_election(conn, election_id):
     query = {'election_id': election_id}
 
-    cursor = conn.run(
+    return conn.run(
         conn.collection('elections')
-        .find(query, projection={'_id': False})
-        .sort([('height', DESCENDING)])
+        .find_one(query, projection={'_id': False},
+                  sort=[('height', DESCENDING)])
     )
 
-    return next(cursor, None)
-
 
 @register_query(LocalMongoDBConnection)
 def get_asset_tokens_for_public_key(conn, asset_id, public_key):