diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
index 2da36bd5..d8f60320 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/query.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def store_validator_set(conn, validator_update):
 
 
 @singledispatch
-def store_election_results(conn, validator_update):
+def store_election_results(conn, election):
     """Store election results"""
 
     raise NotImplementedError