Thanks to the efforts of 3,000 volunteers, a record turnout of students voted in this election!
Votes counted = 74,350
President
Obama 67%
McCain 30%
Barr 3%
Governor
Perdue 36%
McCrory 55%
Munger 9%
Senate
Hagan 59%
Dole 33%
Cole 8%
More results, including Congress, General Assembly, County Commission, bonds and individual school results. See how kids across North Carolina and the United States voted!
Learn more!
Kids Voting Election 2008 provides K-12 students the opportunity to experience elections by voting and volunteering in real voting sites or voting online.
Election Day
Tuesday, November 4 -- 6:30AM-7:30PM
Kids Voting booths will be open in Mecklenburg County polling places
Available to all K-12 students
Early Voting
Saturday, October 25 -- 10AM-5PM
Sunday. October 26 -- 1-4PM
Saturday November 1 -- 10AM-1PM
Kids Voting booths open in early voting sites
Available to all K-12 students
Online Voting
October 20-November 4
K-5 Vote Here! 6-12 Vote Here!
Cabarrus - visit www.kidsvoting.org/cabarrus
Union - vote on the K-5 ballot above or here for the 6-12 ballot
Absentee Voting/In School
October 20-31
Kids Voting offers kids a chance to vote at a school voting booth.
Contact your School Representative for more information about this activity at your school.
Community service-learning is a great chance for students (and adults!) to learn about elections and voting behind the scenes by managing and volunteering at Kids Voting booths.
Learning about Election 2008
School activities and curriculum offer a rich learning opportunity connected to this year's election and through the year.
Additional resources and links for Election 2008
North Carolina Primary Election: May 6, 2008
Congratulations to all students who participated in the primary election through registering and voting in the official election and by voting in the Kids Voting election! This was an important one for North Carolina, with races on the primary ballot for President, US Senate and US House of Representatives, NC Governor, NC Senate and House, Mecklenburg County Commission and more!