Mock Election Primary Voting Ballots

There are three ways you can vote . Online, using state paper ballots or using NH Mock Election paper ballots.

Students need to pick a party – Democrat or Republican - and only vote in that party's primary.

Candidates listed on the ballots only include those candidates that are registered to be on the ballot in New Hampshire. Some candidates on the ballot registered, but have since dropped out. Other major candidates elected not to register for the NH primary.

Individual students can vote online, you do not need to let us know your vote totals for online votes. If you vote using paper ballots, email your vote totals to sadams@nhpbs.org on or before February 5. We will be posting results throughout the day. We will be hosting a live stream from Franklin Pierce College in Manchester from 10-2 p.m. covering the vote totals and featuring special guests throughout the day. More details below!

Online Voting

In the New Hampshire Primary, when you go to vote, they will check to see what party you have registered with and then give you the ballot for that party. If you are not registered with either party, you can ask for either ballot, but once you do, you become a member of that party. After you vote, you can fill out a card or sign a list and return to being undeclared. 

Voting Instructions
1. Enter the name of your school.
2. Enter the town or city of your school.
3. Select your grade.
4. Choose your candidate. If your candidate is not listed, you may type in a name.
5. Click on the "VOTE" button to submit your vote.
6. Click on the next vote button to return to this page so the next person can vote!

dems
Democratic Candidates

gop
Republican Candidates

NH Secretary of State – Official Ballots

Click on your city or town and them scroll down for an embedded PDF ballot. It may take a few seconds for yourt ballot to load. You can then print out the sample ballots for your location.

NHPBS Mock Election Ballots

We have created a few ballots for use in the classroom. Including a simplified ballot for young children with only the national candidates.

  • Picture Ballots
    Major Candidates Ballots with pictures of the major candidates

  • Paper Ballots all Candidates
    Ballots with all the candidates registered to be on the NH ballot With current national candidates listed first.

LIVESTREAM

NHPBS and Franklin Pierce University to Livestream 2020 Mock Presidential Primary on February 5

On February 5, nearly 10,000 New Hampshire schoolchildren are expected to cast ballots in the nation’s only primary mock election. For the first time, NHPBS and Franklin Pierce University will be livestreaming the excitement of the Primary Mock Election, providing a running tally of votes and interviews with participating voters, elected officials, campaign staff and candidates. 

Alexander Heffner, host of The Open Mind on PBS, will guide student journalists as they share the excitement of the election.
The show will livestream from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from Franklin Pierce University’s Manchester campus at 670 North Commercial Street (in the Jefferson Mills, down the street from WMUR). 

The broadcast will highlight the following themes in four 1-hour blocks:

  • 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.            The Mock Election and the New Hampshire Primary
  • 11:00 a.m. – noon             Media coverage, polling, fake news, and the debates
  • Noon – 1:00 p.m.              The issues: environment, education, and healthcare
  • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.                Civic engagement through campaigns and public service

Here is the link to the livestream: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/franklinpierceadmin/