FOLLOWUP: How Chief Sealth IHS students voted in ‘mock election’

Last Tuesday, Chief Sealth International High School invited the news media to stop by as students participated in a statewide “mock election,” making their choices on five ballot measures as well as President, U.S. Senator, and Governor. We checked in with social-studies teacher Noah Zeichner to see how it turned out. He pointed out that the Secretary of State’s website published results from participating schools around the state. Sealth for some reason was counted in two groups – 767 votes as Chief Sealth, 17 as Sealth. Here’s how the larger group of students voted:

I-1433, state minimum wage
Yes 84%
No 16%

I-1491, “extreme risk protection orders”
Yes 81%
No 19%

I-735, constitutional rights for individuals, not corporations
Yes 66%
No 34%

President/VP
Clinton/Kaine (D) 69%
Trump/Pence (R) 11%
Stein/Baraka (G) 8%
Johnson/Weld (L) 5%
Kennedy/Hart (SW) 2%
La Riva/Puryear (SL) 2%
Castle/Bradley (C) 2%

U.S. Senator
Murray (D) 81%
Vance (R) 19%

Governor
Inslee 79%
Bryant 21%

King County Charter Amendment #2, gender-neutral language
Yes 65%
No 35%

Seattle I-124, hotel workers’ health/safety/standards
Yes 88%
No 12%

Same winners for the small group, though the percentages varied a bit, especially in the presidential race, where some of the third-party candidates got no votes. You can see all the results by going here – the dropdown lists many schools statewide, though many show no results, or what appear to be less-than-schoolwide results.

6 Replies to "FOLLOWUP: How Chief Sealth IHS students voted in 'mock election'"

  • Mariem November 6, 2016 (9:51 pm)

    Good for chief sealth. I’ve been disappointed to hear from my 8th grader that Madison ms has not/ is not holding a mock election.  

    • Bonnie November 7, 2016 (7:02 am)

      My 7th grader at Denny hasn’t held mock elections either.  They have been talking about it, but didn’t hold one.

  • bill bob November 7, 2016 (12:29 pm)

    So the future doesn’t look too bad now. Good job, kids.

  • Space Dust November 7, 2016 (6:19 pm)

    84% of the kids want instant gratification. LOL

    Guess they don’t want

    Sick pay

    Vacation

    Paid holidays

    Tips

    And since they will be paid more then the national minimum wage, They get to pay for Obama care.

    • Sealth parent November 7, 2016 (10:31 pm)

      Maybe they think that people who work for a living should be able to make a living. That doesn’t seem like instant gratification – that seems like proper reward for a hard day’s work.

  • Mariem November 7, 2016 (10:37 pm)

    A real disappointment Madison MS. 

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