Who won Albert Lea High School’s mock election?

Published 7:51 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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Albert Lea High School students conducted a mock election on Tuesday for some of the races on the regular ballot.

For the office of president, 588 students, or 68.37%, voted for former Republican President Donald Trump, while 237 students, or 27.56%, voted for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

Robert F. Kennedy received the next highest votes with 16, followed by Claudia De La Cruz with eight. Jill Stein received five votes, and Chase Oliver received three. Cornel West, Shiva Ayyadurai and Rachele Fruit each received one vote.

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U.S. Senate

In the race for the U.S. Senate seat, Republican Royce White received the most votes with 381, or 49.3%, while incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar received 203 votes, or 26.6%.

Independence Alliance candidate Joyce Lacy received 92 votes, or 12.06%, and Libertarian Rebecca Whiting received 87 votes, or 11.4%.

U.S. House-1st District

For the 1st District Congressional seat, 370 students, or 66.79% voted for incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Finstad, while 184 students, or 33.21%, voted for Democratic challenger Rachel Bohman.