Mustangs Overwhelmingly Elect Warner, Kaine

By Sara Kaplow (November 8, 2001)

Tuesday’s mock election that took place during TA was a fair indicator of the actual results of the Virginia elections held on the same day. Mason students elected Mark Warner, the Democratic candidate, as Governor with 63% of the vote. In the state of Virginia, Warner was elected with 52% of the vote beating out Republican candidate Mark Earley and Libertarian William Redpath. 

As for the Virginia House of Delegates member for district 53, Mason students voted in James Scott, also a Democrat, who also won the actual election with 60% of the vote. The Lieutenant Governor’s spot was filled by Timothy Kaine, again a Democrat, and was elected by both the school and the state. 

The only position that students did not vote with the general population was the race for Attorney General. Republican Jerry Kilgore won that race, while Mason students had his Democratic opponent, Donald McEachin as the leader with 65% of the votes. 

In the Falls Church elections, Democrat Thomas Clinton was elected to the position of Commissioner of the Revenue, while uncontested candidates Stephen Bittle and Robert Morrison, both Democrats, won for Sheriff and Treasurer respectively. 

While the majority of George Mason students voted Democratically, there was low voter participation. Approximately 388 students voted in the election, which was run by the high school’s social studies department. Many students said that they did not participate due to lack of knowledge of the candidates. Other students said that they just did not care about the election. 

While the majority of Falls Church City residents voted for Democrats in all categories, the State of Virginia now has 64 Republicans in its House of Delegates, 54 Democrats, and 2 members of Independent parties. Before this election, there were 52 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and 1 Independent in the House. 

The mock election was conducted by the social studies department.