Highland Mock Election Results

Highland students participated in a school-wide mock election on Tuesday. In addition to the popular vote, a mock electoral college was also conducted with studio ones representing the states.

The Highland Mock Election results were...
POPULAR VOTE:
Obama/Biden 438 = 53.3%
McCain/Palin 317 = 38.6%

ELECTORAL COLLEGE:
Obama/Biden = 344
McCain/Palin = 145

The complete results are available on the mock election page of the LC wiki.

Students served as election judges and did a great job making the election a success.

Mock Election Results

The Highland Mock Election was a big success. The results of the students at Highland mirrored the results of the Illinois primary. When I overheard some seventh grade girls talking about tax policy on their way to lunch, I knew the project made an impact.

Here are the the final results:
Democratic Primary Results

• 583 votes cast in the Democratic Primary
• 486 (83.6%) votes for Barack Obama

Green Party Primary Results

• 64 votes cast in the Green Party Primary
• 37 (57.8%) votes for Howie Hawkins

Republican Ballot

• 324 votes cast in the Republican Primary
• 157 (48.6%) votes for John McCain