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The results are in ...
Fifth grade social studies students of Sharon Bennett at McCook Central Elementary get a feel for voting, with their mock presidential ballot on Monday. The Republican presidential ticket of Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan came out on top, with 64 percent of the vote. The Democrat ticket of Barack Obama/Joe Biden came in second, with 35 percent and one vote was cast for the Libertarian candidate. A total of 88 students participated and have been studying various aspects of the election process, Bennett said, including the how's and whys of political parties, campaigning, electoral votes and candidate issues. Students also discussed the presidential debates. Absentee ballots were cast by those students who knew they would be gone on Monday, Bennett said. Shown voting are Austin Davis and Vanessa Brittain.
