From the creator of this contest
 
In 8th place, Pear Butter  
In 7th place, Princess Celestia  
In 6th place, Princess Luna  
In 5th place, Rarity!
 

 
Next, we have our first Finalist. The first match up’s winner, by a margin of 59.2% to 40.8%… Our first finalist is honest Applejack! 313 to 216!
 

 
And finally, definitely our closest match up of this round, rivaling the close calls of the Quarterfinals. Our last finalist, by a narrow margin of 50.4% to 49.6% is… By an extremely close call, Twilight Sparkle is going up against Applejack in the finals! 266 to 264!
 

 
 
Congratulations to Applejack, Twilight, Derpy, and Trixie on an extremely hard fought round. But we’ve come far enough to our final two after almost three weeks of voting
 
Twilight vs Applejack is our final matchup