Chanel, 6, said she voted for Sen. John Kerry. She couldn't recall which way she voted on some of the other ballot issues; all of the candidates who had been on the ballot cast by her mother, Aileen Domingo, were reflected on Chanel's ballot as well.

Nearly 90,000 schoolchildren statewide voted from Oct. 18 through yesterday as part of a nonpartisan, nonprofit program to encourage civic duty among future voters. Affiliated with a national program called Kids Voting USA, Kids Voting Hawaii and its helpful host of students, educators, computer whizzes and Rotary Club volunteers has been bringing the general elections to Hawai'i schools since 1998, said Linda Coble, chairwoman of Kids Voting Hawaii.

Results were announced just after the polls closed last night. Fifty-five percent of the students voted for President Bush, said board member Bob Lew. Kerry got 44 percent. U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye kept his seat, with 56 percent of the vote, but U.S. Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Ed Case lost to challengers Dalton Tanonaka and Mike Gabbard.

Fifty-eight percent of the students on O'ahu voted for Mufi Hannemann for Honolulu mayor. Duke Bainum got 42 percent.

"I think our voices should be heard," said Joey Rivas, a 17-year-old Farrington High School senior who also voted at Farrington yesterday.

Rivas said he voted for Bush. His younger brother, 15-year-old Keoni Tsuha, cast his ballot for Kerry.

"I think it is important that we be better educated about the process," Tsuha said. "We need to set an example for the younger generation."

In addition to selecting national, state and local candidates, the students were asked whether the voting age should be lowered to 16, whether the student representative on the school board should be allowed to vote, and whether students should have a voice in selecting art, music and sports courses to be offered at their schools.

Rivas and Tsuha said they voted in favor of all three of those issues. Results showed that many other student voters agreed with them. On the issue of selecting school curriculum, more than 90 percent voted to have a voice.

Results of the Kids Voting Hawaii election can be found at www.kidsvotinghawaii.org.