OGDENSBURG -- Ogdensburg Free Academy students took part in a mock election from Oct. 23 to 28.

The students picked Vernon “Sam” Burns over Wayne Ashley for mayor, 50 percent of the vote to 47.57 percent.

They chose David Price, James Amo and Timothy Davis for three City Council seats.

The students picked Mary Farley for state supreme court, Kevin Wells for sheriff and Mary Lou Rupp for county clerk.

Their overall results:

• Mayor -

Vernon "Sam" Burns, Democratic, 36.59%

Vernon "Sam" Burns, Working Families, 13.41%

Wayne Ashley, Republican, 34.15%

Wayne Ashley, Conservative, 7.32%

Wayne Ashley, Independence, 6.10%

Abstain, 2.44%

• City Council -

David Price, Republican, 28.19%

James Amo, Republican, 16.60%

Jennifer Stevenson, Democratic, 5.44%

Jennifer Stevenson, Liberal, 3.09%

Timothy Davis, Democratic, 15.06%

Timothy Davis, Liberal, 4.25%

James McCoy, Democratic, 12.36%

Abstain, 5.02%

• State supreme court -

Mary Farley, Republican, 19.81%

Mary Farley, Reform, 8.49%

Julia Garcia, Democratic, 17.45%

Martin Affredou, Republican, 15.57%

Martin Affredou, Conservative, 8.49%

Martin Affredou, Reform, 2.83%

Mark Blanchfield, Democratic, 13.21%

Mark Blanchfield, Working Families, 10.85%

Abstain, 3.30%

• Sheriff -

Kevin Wells, Republican, 80.49%

Kevin Wells, Conservative, 14.63%

Abstain, 3.66%

Write-in, 1.22%

• County clerk -

Mary Lou Rupp, Republican, 71.95%

Mary Lou Rupp, Conservative, 19.51%

Abstain, 7.32%

Write-in, 1.22%