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Barack Obama is winning by a landslide if you count the early results of a Bryant Middle School's elections.
Raphael said, "I voted for Obama because he can provide insurance for the middle class."
Madison told us, "I voted for Obama because I feel he doesn't just want to use gas, he wants to use alternative energy sources."
The results after the first few hours of electronic voting had Obama with 83 percent of the votes and John McCain with 11 percent.
The children also re-elected Jon Huntsman, Jr. and Jim Matheson, and passed both propositions on the ballot.
History teacher Roland Dearden said the students have more of a say than we think. "They can actually sway their parents the other way around," he said.
The students are participating in National Mock Election. Other Utah schools are also participating. Dearden says the other schools may see completely different election results. They should all be tallied in the middle of next week.
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