Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE election (Votes INTEGER, Representative_ID VARCHAR)
TABLE: CREATE TABLE representative (Representative_ID VARCHAR, Party VARCHAR)

### Question ###
What is the average number of votes of representatives from party "Republican"?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT AVG(T1.Votes) FROM election AS T1 JOIN representative AS T2 ON T1.Representative_ID = T2.Representative_ID WHERE T2.Party = "Republican"