diff --git a/classes/election_cycle.py b/classes/election_cycle.py
index 3d81d1c..d2acd5b 100644
--- a/classes/election_cycle.py
+++ b/classes/election_cycle.py
@@ -387,8 +387,14 @@ class ElectionCycle:
             stmt = select(Votes.VotedForId).where(Votes.ElectionCycle == cl_election)
             cl_votes = collections.Counter(session.scalars(stmt))
 
-            dm_winner = max(dm_votes, key=dm_votes.get)
-            cl_winner = max(cl_votes, key=cl_votes.get)
+            try:
+                dm_winner = max(dm_votes, key=dm_votes.get)
+            except ValueError:
+                dm_winner = "No winner"
+            try:
+                cl_winner = max(cl_votes, key=cl_votes.get)
+            except ValueError:
+                cl_winner = "No winner"
 
         election_thread: nextcord.Thread = self.guild.get_thread(
             self.get_election_info().ThreadId