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You Decide 2008: Mock Election
From Sunday 11/2 - Tuesday 11/4 the Prep faculty, staff and students participated in You Decide 2008, the Prep's own Mock Election. Thanks to everyone who turned out to vote. Below are the final results of the election:
[ Polls closed November 4, 2008, 12:30pm ]
| Final Election Results |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| [R] |
McCain | Palin |
273 |
45.65% |
| [D] |
Obama | Biden |
275 |
45.99% |
|
Other [Write-In] |
50 |
8.36% |
|
598 |
100% |
|
| Voter Turnout |
| Population |
Votes |
% of Population |
| All Students |
536 |
55.09% |
| Seniors |
98 |
41.35% |
| Juniors |
146 |
61.34% |
| Sophomores |
151 |
63.45% |
| Freshmen |
141 |
54.23% |
| All Employees |
62 |
40.79% |
| Total |
598 |
53.16% |
|
| Winner: Barack Obama | Joe Biden |
|
| Election Results By Group |
| Candidate |
 |
All Employees |
 |
All
Students |
 |
Seniors
(2009) |
 |
Juniors
(2010) |
 |
Sophomores
(2011) |
 |
Freshmen
(2012) |
| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| [R] |
McCain | Palin |
22 |
35.48% |
251 |
46.83% |
41 |
41.84% |
66 |
45.21% |
70 |
46.36% |
74 |
52.48% |
| [D] |
Obama | Biden |
38 |
61.29% |
237 |
44.22% |
49 |
50.00% |
71 |
48.63% |
57 |
37.75% |
60 |
42.55% |
|
Other |
2 |
3.23% |
48 |
8.96% |
8 |
8.16% |
9 |
6.16% |
24 |
15.89% |
7 |
4.96% |
|
+ 25.81% |
- 2.61% |
+ 8.16% |
+ 3.42% |
- 8.61% |
- 9.93% |
|
| Write-In Candidate Results |
| Registered Candidates |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% Write-In |
% Total |
| [I] |
Nader | Gonzalez |
16 |
32.00% |
2.68% |
| [C] |
Ron Paul |
7 |
14.00% |
1.17% |
| [L] |
Barr | Root |
3 |
6.00% |
0.50% |
| [G] |
McKinney | Clemente |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
| |
| Other Write-Ins |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% Write-In |
% Total |
|
Kermeth Stubbs |
3 |
6.00% |
0.50% |
|
James Murphy |
2 |
4.00% |
0.33% |
|
Brad Lidge |
1 |
4.00% |
0.33% |
|
Brad Lidge | Phanatic |
1 |
|
Jessica Alba |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Robert Cellucci |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Dave Chappelle |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Hillary Clinton | Gore |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Stephen Colbert |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Harvey Dent |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Mike Ditka |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Joe Donahue |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Mike Dougherty |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
John Fife |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Selena Gomez |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Abraham Lincoln |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Charlie Manuel |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Bill Nasen |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Colin Powell |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
Chris Rock |
1 |
2.00% |
0.17% |
|
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