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Here are the final results of our 2008 virtual election
Thanks to all who participated! Barack Obama won every
school in Irving.
See below for detailed results and some discussion questions.
Total
Votes: 24,419
McCain: 5921
popular votes(0 Electoral votes) - 24.24%
Obama: 17,854 popular votes (538 Electoral votes) - 73.12%
Other Candidates:
Nader: 316 popular votes - 1.29%
McKinney: 199 popular votes - 0.81%
Barr: 129 popular votes - 0.53%
Previous Election
Results:
2004: 21,506 votes
2000: 18,291 votes
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| Campus |
Votes Obama |
Votes McCain |
Electoral Votes |
| Irving |
862 |
240 |
35 to Obama |
| MacArthur |
633 |
245 |
41 to Obama |
| Nimitz |
575 |
160 |
39 to Obama |
| Union Bower |
31 |
9 |
4 to Obama |
| Academy |
520 |
135 |
24 to Obama |
| Bowie |
748 |
139 |
16 to Obama |
| Crockett |
783 |
123 |
16 to Obama |
| Travis |
543 |
159 |
16 to Obama |
| Lamar |
676 |
313 |
19 to Obama |
| Austin |
830 |
124 |
16 to Obama |
| Houston |
823 |
101 |
16 to Obama |
| DeZavala |
299 |
102 |
15 to Obama |
| Barton |
544 |
179 |
12 to Obama |
| Brown |
498 |
175 |
14 to Obama |
| Britain |
416 |
172 |
13 to Obama |
| Good |
658 |
185 |
13 to Obama |
| John Haley |
454 |
118 |
12 to Obama |
| Thomas Haley |
558 |
126 |
11 to Obama |
| Johnston |
496 |
173 |
12 to Obama |
| Keyes |
328 |
104 |
13 to Obama |
| Lee |
434 |
207 |
13 to Obama |
| Lively |
667 |
235 |
14 to Obama |
| Farine |
465 |
165 |
11 to Obama |
| Schulze |
456 |
153 |
11 to Obama |
| Brandenburg |
145 |
64 |
14 to Obama |
| Elliott |
576 |
257 |
14 to Obama |
| Hanes |
418 |
176 |
10 to Obama |
| Townley |
396 |
288 |
14 to Obama |
| Davis |
474 |
165 |
14 to Obama |
| Gilbert |
439 |
122 |
12 to Obama |
| Townsell |
716 |
154 |
14 to Obama |
| Stipes |
320 |
201 |
9 to Obama |
| Clifton |
289 |
182 |
9 to Obama |
| Pierce |
374 |
217 |
10 to Obama |
| Kinkeade |
375 |
239 |
10 to Obama |
| Wheeler/Ratteree/Deaf |
19 |
7 |
1 to Obama |
| Administration |
16 |
7 |
1 to Obama |
Update: 2008 National Election Results
Barack Obama 349 Electoral Votes (55,596,984
Popular Votes, 52%)
John McCain 147 Electoral Votes (55,596,984
Popular Votes, 46%)
It's over -- now tell us what you thought! (Sample Discussion
Questions)
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Give three reasons you voted for your candidate. What influenced
your decision?
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Why do you think Barack Obama received so many of the votes?
What was your impression when you
first saw the results?
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There are 538 electoral votes that a candidate can earn in US
elections. How did Obama earn all 538
of the electoral votes in our election, when thousands of people voted for
McCain also?
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How well do the voters in our Irving ISD election represent the
nation as a whole?
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Predict the results of the national US election. Who will win,
and by how much? Will the results
be similar to ours or much different? Explain your reasoning.
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There are 33,233 students enrolled in Irving ISD. What percent
of Irving students voted in the
election this year? How does this compare to the percent of people who voted in
the 2008
Presidential election nationwide? (Research the answer)
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What percent of votes went to candidates besides Obama and
McCain? How much do you know about these candidates and their parties?
Why do you think parties besides Republican and Democrat did not receive as many
votes? How could this change in the future?
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How did you feel participating in the election? How much time
and effort did it require? Was your
vote important? Why do you think some people vote in elections and others don't?
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Research how a few other countries choose their leaders (or
answer based on your own personal experience). What do
you think of our current system? Is
it fair? Would you change anything? If you've lived in another country
that chooses a leader differently, how does it compare?
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What did you learn about the election process that you didn't
know before, or one thing you found interesting?
Thanks for participating! Now go watch the
real election results on Tuesday, November 4th 2008!
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