Over 13,000 Students in GST BOCES Component Districts have participated in mock elections for the last 3 presidential elections. This year students will have another chance to participate. Scroll down for complete details.
The voting has concluded for the 2016 Student Mock Presidential Election!!
GST Students Voted in 2004
In 2004, over 1800 students voted and the majority chose George W. Bush as the next president.
GST Students Voted in 2008
In 2008, almost 60% of the students who voted chose Barack Obama over John McCain.
GST Students Voted in 2012
In 2015, the students voted to re-elect Barack Obama in a victory over Mitt Romney.
How many students will vote in 2016? …
Who will the students choose as president? …
Will the student mock results match the actual election results? …
Fun Facts about Presidential Elections
More Fun Facts
The Constitution did not originally contain presidential term limits. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, restricted presidents to a maximum of two terms. Four-time president Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932, 1936, 1940, 1944) was the only candidate to be elected more than twice.
Grover Cleveland was elected as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, making him the only President to serve two nonconsecutive terms.