​Masterman Mock Election News

(Pictured: Isabella Trieu as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Dylan Connelly as Josh Shapiro after Friday’s debate)

The two senior AP Government classes have just completed the Mock Election project at Masterman, and the results are in!  For the past two weeks, each class researched and prepared for the annual mock election debate, where two students acted as candidates Josh Shapiro and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (A.O.C.). The debate, which was held on Friday, February 6, 2026, was the culminating event in the Mock Election project. The event was organized by students, some of whom will be voting for the first time in the upcoming November election, and was held in front of the entire high school. 

The theme of this year's Mock Election was the internal tug-of-war over the Democratic Party’s identity. The party must decide if its future depends on energizing its progressive wing or broadening its appeal to moderate voters to win on the national stage. A.O.C. and Shapiro represented their respective wings, and the Masterman voters decided.

The results of the election were: Shapiro 52% (212 votes), A.O.C. 48% (194 votes)

Here are links to the campaign advertisements (Shapiro, Ocasio-Cortez) that were shown as part of the program.

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