Tracy Flick

Tracy Flick
Election character
Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick
First appearanceElection (1998)
Created byTom Perrotta
Portrayed byReese Witherspoon
Lucy Liu (voice)
In-universe information
GenderFemale
OccupationHigh School Student
RelativesJudith Flick (mother, portrayed by Colleen Camp)

Tracy Enid Flick is a fictional character who is the subject of the 1998 novel Election by Tom Perrotta and portrayed by Reese Witherspoon in the 1999 film adaptation of the same title. She is a smart, ambitious high school student whose quest to win a school election is nearly derailed by her teacher. She is the main antagonist in both the book and film.

Witherspoon's performance as Tracy was widely acclaimed by critics and garnered her multiple awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe nod. The character has since become an icon, as her driven, focused personality and unpopularity among her peers have led to comparisons with many real-life public figures, particularly female politicians such as Hillary Clinton.

Tracy Flick is the titular character in Tom Perrotta's 2022 novel Tracy Flick Can't Win, a sequel to Election.[1] In the audiobook of the 2022 novel, the character is voiced by Lucy Liu.[2]

  1. ^ Perrotta, Tom (June 7, 2022). Tracy Flick Can't Win. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5011-4406-6.
  2. ^ Ping, Trisha. "BookPage coverage of 'Tracy Flick Can't Win '".