Over 100,000 students in elementary, middle, and high schools across Kentucky voted in a mock election this week. Students selected John McCain for President of the United States and Mitch McConnell for Kentucky’s next U.S. Senator. Over 300 schools participated in the mock election
A lot of people are concerned about the low number of kids between the ages of 18 and 24 who vote. Personally, I think that unless anyone – young or old – is completely informed on issues and candidates we’d all be better off if they stayed home. I also think that with all the publicity this election has gotten, the numbers will be higher than in the past.
Below are the results from the school’s mock elections :
United States President:
John McCain/Sarah Palin (Republican) – 48.6%
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democrat) – 47.0%
Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez (Independent) – 3.1%
Chuck Baldwin/Robert Thornsberry (Constitution) – 0.6%
Bob Barr/Wayne Root (Libertarian) – 0.8%
United States Senator
Mitch McConnell (R) – 52.8%
Bruce Lunsford (D) – 47.2%
United States Representative, 1st Congressional District:
Edward Whitfield (R) – 56.5%
Heather A. Ryan (D) – 43.5%
United States Representative, 2nd Congressional District:
S. Brett Guthrie (R) – 48.0%
David Boswell (D) – 52.0%
United States Representative, 3rd Congressional District:
Anne M. Northup (R) – 38.1%
John Yarmuth (D) – 57.1%
United States Representative, 4th Congressional District:
Geoff Davis (R) – 57.0%
Michael Kelley (D) – 43.0%
United States Representative, 5th Congressional District:
Harold “Hal” Rogers (R) – 68.1%
Jim Holbert (I) – 31.9%
United States Representative, 6th Congressional District:
Jon Larson (R) – 39.3%
Ben Chandler (D) – 60.7%
Of the issues listed below, which issue do you feel is the most important one our country is facing today:
Economy – 48.1%
Energy Crisis – 9.0%
Healthcare Quality and Costs – 13.6%
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – 20.7%
Other Issues – 8.5%
For results from individual schools, please see http://www.sos.ky.gov/mockelection.
Look at how close the Presidential and Congressional votes were! Amazing – I have a feeling Tuesday will be more of the same. At least in Kentucky. I honestly feel like it could go either way, but it seems like McConnell’s coming on extra strong toward the end. Have you seen the recent television ad pointing out Lunsford’s homes and Chicago residence? Apparently this ad pushed some fence-riders over into McConnell’s camp.
Hopefully, Kentuckians will turn out in droves for the election. See you at the polls!
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