diff --git a/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py b/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py
index 53c3b22..733341b 100644
--- a/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py
+++ b/planetmint/commands/planetmint.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from planetmint.commands.election_types import elections
 from planetmint.version import __tm_supported_versions__
 from planetmint.config import Config
 
+from planetmint.backend.tarantool.const import TARANT_TABLE_GOVERNANCE
+
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ def run_election_show(args, planet):
     :param planet: an instance of Planetmint
     """
 
-    election = planet.get_transaction(args.election_id)
+    election = planet.get_transaction(args.election_id, TARANT_TABLE_GOVERNANCE)
     if not election:
         logger.error(f"No election found with election_id {args.election_id}")
         return
diff --git a/planetmint/lib.py b/planetmint/lib.py
index 941e7e3..1bd3d5a 100644
--- a/planetmint/lib.py
+++ b/planetmint/lib.py
@@ -710,6 +710,8 @@ class Planetmint(object):
 
     def show_election_status(self, transaction):
         data = transaction.assets[0]
+        data = data.to_dict()["data"]
+
         if "public_key" in data.keys():
             data["public_key"] = public_key_to_base64(data["public_key"]["value"])
         response = ""