[Vision2020] Results of the Annual Student Mock Election

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today's (October 29, 2010) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

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Incumbents fare the best in annual student mock election
Staff report
October 29, 2010

Incumbents largely came out on top in the Moscow League of Women Voters'
annual student mock election this week. Elementary, junior high and high
school students across Latah County turned out to practice voting and
express their political opinions. The league posted the mock election
results online Thursday afternoon. Results for contested races are below:


U.S. races

- U.S. Senate - Mike Crapo, Republican, 1,084 votes; Tom Sullivan,
Democrat, 660; Randy Berquist, Constitution, 178.

- U.S. House 1st District - Walt Minnick, Democrat, 814; Raul Labrador,
Republican, 574; Dave Olson, independent, 368; Mike Washburn, Libertarian,
158.


State races

- Governor - C.L. "Butch" Otter, Republican, 1,159; Keith Allred,
Democrat, 813; Ted Dunlap, Libertarian, 179; Jana Kemp, independent, 116;
Pro-Life, independent, 137.

- Lieutenant governor - Brad Little, Republican, 953; Eldon Wallace,
Democrat, 628; Paul Venable, Constitution, 231.

- Secretary of state - Ben Ysursa, Republican, 485; Mack Sermon, Democrat,
417.

- State controller - Donna Jones, Republican, 499; Bruce Robinett,
Democrat, 410.

- Superintendent of public instruction - Tom Luna, Republican, 475; Stan
Olson, Democrat, 431.

Local races

- District 6 state senator - Dan Schmidt, Democrat, 979; Gresham Bouma,
Republican, 936.

- District 6 state representative, Position A - Tom Trail, Republican,
1,180; Judy Brown, Democrat, 680.

- District 6 state representative, Position B - Shirley Ringo, Democrat,
962; Isaac "Ike" Young, Republican, 935.

- County commissioner, District 2 - Bill Goesling, Republican, 1,016; Tom
Stroschein, Democrat, 850.

- County commissioner, District 3 - David McGraw, Republican, 915; Robin
Ohlgren, Democrat, 670; Gerald Warner, independent, 315.

- County assessor - Jerry Coleman, Republican, 1,019; Patrick Vaughan,
Democrat, 878.

Proposed Idaho Constitution amendments

- S.J.R. 101, University of Idaho tuition - 448 yes, 403 no.

- H.J.R. 4, public hospitals - 525 yes, 226 no.

- H.J.R. 5, airports - 469 yes, 374 no.

- H.J.R. 7, public utilities - 555 yes, 291 no.

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Seeya at the polls, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown