diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/elections b/inventory/group_vars/elections
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3441727320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/elections
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+# Define resources for this group of hosts here. 
+lvm_size: 20000
+mem_size: 2048
+num_cpus: 2
+
+tcp_ports: [ 443 ]
+
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-web,fi-apprentice
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/elections-stg b/inventory/group_vars/elections-stg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1269742884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/elections-stg
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+# Define resources for this group of hosts here. 
+lvm_size: 20000
+mem_size: 1024
+num_cpus: 2
+
+tcp_ports: [ 443 ]
+
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-web,fi-apprentice
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/elections01.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/elections01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba22a47a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/elections01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.126.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-6
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL6-x86_64/
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests00
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.107
+vmhost: virthost07.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: phx2
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/elections01.stg.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/elections01.stg.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..783d242319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/elections01.stg.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.126.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-6
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL6-x86_64/
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.105
+vmhost: virthost12.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: phx2
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/elections02.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/elections02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..990903bdb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/elections02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.126.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-6
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL6-x86_64/
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests00
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.108
+vmhost: virthost14.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: phx2
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index a5b0036a91..b408ef3fe4 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ download-rdu01.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 download-rdu02.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 download-rdu03.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 
+[elections]
+elections01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+elections02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+
+[elections-stg]
+elections01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+
 [fas]
 fakefas01.fedoraproject.org
 fas01.dev.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/elections.yml b/playbooks/groups/elections.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cf4819fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/elections.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+- name: make elections
+  hosts: elections;elections-stg
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/virt_instance_create.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/accelerate_prep.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+- name: make the box be real
+  hosts: elections;elections-stg
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+  accelerate: True
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  roles:
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/base
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/rkhunter
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/denyhosts
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/nagios_client
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/fas_client
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/hosts.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/sudo.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/openvpn_client.yml"
+    when: env != "staging"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/apache.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/mod_wsgi.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"