Class elections?
You mean popularity competitions.
My high school was interesting with elections. See it was a popularity contest, the most popular kid won, however it was also unlike most schools, the school president wasn't just some title, it came with actual responsibilities, for some reason even to the point where the president had to sign for things in order for certain people to get their paychecks (this is a tad too much responsibility, I know.) Anyways the kid who won ended up stepping down and we had a reelection and my friend (the valedictorian) won because someone smart had to be president in order for things to actually get done.