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Bellevue Students Vote No on Marijuana, Support Inslee and Obama in Mock Election
The Secretary of State's mock election for students closed today, and statewide, students voted against decriminalizing marijuana, and showed support for Jay Inslee in the gubernatorial race and Barack Obama in the presidential race.
Washington students voted no on decriminalizing marijuana, approved of gay marriage, supported Democrats Jay Inslee and President Barack Obama, and squeaked through public charter schools, in the statewide student mock election, run by the Washington Secretary of State.
The polls for the student mock election closed Friday after a week of student participating. This year, 38,848 students statewide took part in the event, now in its ninth year, according to the Secretary of State's blog. That's more than double the previous record number of student voters in 2008.
In Bellevue, 2,399 students took part in the mock vote, with similar results as the rest of the state, including support for Obama over challenger Mitt Romney (70.58 percent to 29.42 percent) and supporting former Congressman Inslee over State Attorney General Rob McKenna, a Bellevue resident, 55.25 percent to 44.75 percent.
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One area where Bellevue students differed greatly from other students in the state is decriminalizing marijuana. While students statewide voted against Initiative 502 n a close race, Bellevue students overwhelmingly rejected the measure.
What do you think? Do you think the student vote has any reflection at all on how their parents might vote -- or the direction that they may vote in the future? Tell us in the comments.
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You can read more about the Mock Election on the Secretary of State's website, where results can be broken down by city, county and school.
Statewide results
Total ballots cast: 38,848
Total ballots cast K - 5th grades: 9,704
Total ballots cast 6th - 12th grades: 29,144
Initiative Measure 1240 - Concerns creation of a public charter school system
Votes
Percentage
Yes
18869
50.77%
No
18297
49.23%
Referendum Measure 74 - Concerns marriage for same-sex couples
Votes
Percentage
Approved
19017
67.47%
Rejected
9167
32.53%
Initiative to the Legislature 502 - Concerns marijuana
Votes
Percentage
Yes
13856
49.01%
No
14413
50.99%
US President/Vice President
Candidate Name
Votes
Percentage
Barack Obama / Joe Biden
26390
69.01%
Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan
11853
30.99%
Governor
Candidate Name
Votes
Percentage
Jay Inslee
21474
57.39%
Rob McKenna
15942
42.61%
Bellevue results
Total ballots cast: 2,399
Total ballots cast K - 5th grades: 1,157
Total ballots cast 6th - 12th grades: 1,242
Initiative Measure 1240 - Concerns creation of a public charter school system
Votes
Percentage
Yes
863
51.80%
No
803
48.20%
Referendum Measure 74 - Concerns marriage for same-sex couples
Votes
Percentage
Approved
678
68.76%
Rejected
308
31.24%
Initiative to the Legislature 502 - Concerns marijuana
Votes
Percentage
Yes
401
40.59%
No
587
59.41%
US President/Vice President
Candidate Name
Votes
Percentage
Barack Obama / Joe Biden
1183
70.58%
Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan
493
29.42%
Governor
Candidate Name
Votes
Percentage
Jay Inslee
911
55.25%
Rob McKenna
738
44.75%
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