Student Election

by Charles Condro, Jabberwock Staff Reporter

After months of campaigning both in Virginia and across the nation, the results are in for the MLWGS student election, that is.

With 59% of the vote, Democratic candidate Barack Obama won the Presidential race. Republican candidate John McCain was second with 35% of the vote, and Libertarian Bob Barr received 2%.

In the Senate race, Democrat Mark Warner won handily over Jim Gilmore with 72% of the vote to Gilmore’s 20%.

For the House of Representatives, the elections were very close. While Democrat Robert Scott won running unopposed in the third district,

Republican Eric Cantor won the seventh district by only two percent over the Democratic candidate, Anita Hartke. In the fourth district,

Republican Randy Forbes won with 57% of the vote.

Over the two election days, only 60% of the students voted.

“I think that is a disappointing number,” said Mr. John Wilkes, social studies teacher. “This school is themed about government.”

“I knew that Obama would win,” said Colleen Leffler (‘10), about why she did not vote. “There was no contest, so my vote would not make a difference.”