This election season, schools nationwide hold mock elections to gauge their students’ votes on the 2024 General Election ballot. With Election Day only one day away, students took to the polls during lunches to cast their votes in the Miami Palmetto Senior High mock election. Out of 276 total voters, 16.3% were freshmen, 28.9% were sophomores, 23.1% were juniors and 31.5% were seniors.
See detailed MPSH mock election results below.
President:
Kamala Harris: 50%
Donald Trump: 47%
Chase Oliver: 1%
Write-in: 2%
Senator:
Rick Scott: 43%
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: 43%
Feena Bonoan: 4%
Ben Everidge: 3%
Write-in: 4%
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller:
Annette Taddeo: 51%
Juan Fernandez-Barquin: 42%
Write-in: 2%
Sheriff:
James Reyes: 53%
Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz: 42%
Property Appraiser:
Marisol Zenteno: 49%
Tomas Regalado: 45%
Tax Collector:
David Richardson: 56%
Dariel Fernandez: 38%
Supervisor of Elections:
J.C. Planas: 57%
Alina Garcia: 36%
Shall Justice Renatha Francis of the Supreme Court be retained in office?
Yes: 52%
No: 26%
Shall Justice Meredith Sasso of the Supreme Court be retained in office?
Yes: 60%
No: 32%
Shall Judge Kevin M. Emas of the 3rd District Court of Appeals be retained in office?
Yes: 61%
No: 30%
Amendment 1: Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election and to specify that the amendment only applies to elections held on or after the November 2026 general election. However, partisan primary elections may occur before the 2026 general election for purposes of nominating political party candidates to that office for placement on the 2026 general election ballot.
Yes: 57%
No: 32%
Amendment 2: Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to preserve forever fishing and hunting, including by the use of traditional methods, as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife. Specifies that the amendment does not limit the authority granted to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under Section 9 of Article IV of the State Constitution.
Yes: 68%
No: 27%
Amendment 3: Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state-licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories.
Yes: 68%
No: 28%
Amendment 4: No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider. This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.
Yes: 60%
No: 36%
Amendment 5: Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require an annual adjustment for inflation to the value of current or future homestead exemptions that apply solely to levies other than school district levies and for which every person who has legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another person legally or naturally dependent upon the owner is eligible. This amendment takes effect January 1, 2025.
Yes: 72%
No: 24%
Amendment 6: Proposing the repeal of the provision in the State Constitution which requires public financing for campaigns of candidates for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits.
Yes: 60%
No: 31%
County Straw Ballot Question: Should Miami-Dade County take action to expand free public Wi-Fi access countywide, including advocating for any necessary changes to state or federal law?
Yes: 59%
No: 32%
All Miami-Dade County Public Schools students can cast their votes in the county-wide mock election until polls close on Nov. 5. Click here for more info.
