New Hampshire students vote early for Obama, Romney

In the mock primary held on the eve of the official January 8, 2008, New Hampshire Primary, 10,791 students in 85 New Hampshire schools chose Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as their presidential candidates. Two in three (64%) voted the Democratic Party ballot and 34% the Republican Party ballot.

•For the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama led with 57% of the votes; Hillary Clinton had 26%, and John Edwards 10%.
•For the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney led with 35% of the votes followed by John McCain, 20%; Rudy Giuliani, 15%; Ron Paul, 13%; Mike Huckabee, 11%.

Prior to voting, students had time to study curriculum materials that reviewed the qualifications not only of all current candidates but also of all our past presidents. For more about the mock election visit the website of National Student/Parent Mock Election.