diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
index a7252e16b..363de213b 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
             }
             return org_election_map
 
+        @classmethod
+        def get_org_label(cls, org_name: str):
+            # Translating the key that is given to the direct readable value
+            return cls(org_name).label if org_name else None
+
     class OrganizationChoicesVerbose(models.TextChoices):
         """
         Tertiary organization choices
diff --git a/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py b/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py
index 5fbd255aa..d852df5db 100644
--- a/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py
+++ b/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py
@@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ class DomainExport(BaseExport):
         if first_ready_on is None:
             first_ready_on = "(blank)"
 
-        domain_org_type = model.get("generic_org_type")
-        human_readable_domain_org_type = DomainRequest.OrganizationChoices.get_org_label(domain_org_type)
+        # organization_type has generic_org_type AND is_election
+        domain_org_type = model.get("organization_type")
+        human_readable_domain_org_type = DomainRequest.OrgChoicesElectionOffice.get_org_label(domain_org_type)
         domain_federal_type = model.get("federal_type")
         human_readable_domain_federal_type = BranchChoices.get_branch_label(domain_federal_type)
         domain_type = human_readable_domain_org_type