Jerry Brown would be California's next governor and Barbara Boxer would be safely re-elected to her senate seat if this year's election were determined by Hart's student body.
Nearly 600 students cast votes over three days for their favorite candidates. They also passed judgment on eight propositions facing adult voters who go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Mock elections are a revered tradition at Hart, taking place every two years just before the actual elections. This year, 603 people cast their ballots -- most of them students, but 10 adults also turned in mock ballots. As in a real election, students chose which candidates and propositions were worthy of their votes. Some students chose not to vote in every race.
The results for the 201 Hart mock election are:
Governor
Brown 364
Whitman 222
Nightingale 20
Wells 55
Ogden 15
Alvarez 61
Senator
Boxer 365
Fiorina 89
Noonan 43
Roberts 35
Lightfoot 18
Feinland 60
Propositions
20 -- Congressional districts drawn by commissioners rather than state legislators*
Yes 243
No 333
21 -- $18 surcharge on vehicle licenses; funds state parks
Yes 409
No 104
22 -- No state borrowing from designated funds
Yes 415
No 178
23 -- Suspend air pollution control law until unemployment down to 5.5 percent
Yes 271
No 322
24 -- Repeal business tax breaks
Yes 332
No 252
25 -- Pass budget by simple majority rather than 2/3 vote
Yes 283
No 289
26 -- Two-thirds vote required to enact certain fees rather than simple majority
Yes 314
No 258
27 -- Congressional districts drawn by state legislators rather than commissioners*
Yes 272
No 263
* If both 20 and 27 pass, the prop with more votes is enacted
Posted Friday, Oct. 29, 1010
Nearly 600 students cast votes over three days for their favorite candidates. They also passed judgment on eight propositions facing adult voters who go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Mock elections are a revered tradition at Hart, taking place every two years just before the actual elections. This year, 603 people cast their ballots -- most of them students, but 10 adults also turned in mock ballots. As in a real election, students chose which candidates and propositions were worthy of their votes. Some students chose not to vote in every race.
The results for the 201 Hart mock election are:
Governor
Brown 364
Whitman 222
Nightingale 20
Wells 55
Ogden 15
Alvarez 61
Senator
Boxer 365
Fiorina 89
Noonan 43
Roberts 35
Lightfoot 18
Feinland 60
Propositions
20 -- Congressional districts drawn by commissioners rather than state legislators*
Yes 243
No 333
21 -- $18 surcharge on vehicle licenses; funds state parks
Yes 409
No 104
22 -- No state borrowing from designated funds
Yes 415
No 178
23 -- Suspend air pollution control law until unemployment down to 5.5 percent
Yes 271
No 322
24 -- Repeal business tax breaks
Yes 332
No 252
25 -- Pass budget by simple majority rather than 2/3 vote
Yes 283
No 289
26 -- Two-thirds vote required to enact certain fees rather than simple majority
Yes 314
No 258
27 -- Congressional districts drawn by state legislators rather than commissioners*
Yes 272
No 263
* If both 20 and 27 pass, the prop with more votes is enacted
Posted Friday, Oct. 29, 1010