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DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) -- Over 10,000 K-12 students cast ballots in Secretary of State Paul Pate's Iowa Youth Straw Poll on Tuesday.

They voted for their preferred candidates in the gubernatorial race, along with Iowas U.S. Senate and U.S. House races. Over170 schoolsin the state participated in the poll.

Current Governor Kim Reynolds easily won the gubernatorial race with over 65% of the vote, as Democratic candidate Deidre DeJear took 28% and Libertarian candidate Rick Stewart garnered almost 9% of the vote.

In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Chuck Grassley won with 40% and Republican Jim Carlin came in second with 23%. DemocratAbby Finkenauer took 19% of the vote.

The Iowa Supreme Court is currently deciding whether Finkenauer will appear on June's Primary ballot.

In the races for Iowa's four U.S. Congressional Districts, all four of the incumbents came out on top.

Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks won in the First District with 64%, Republican Ashley Hinson won in the Second District with 69%, and Republican Randy Feenstra won in the Fourth District with 66%.

Democrat Cindy Axne just barely beat out Republican Nicole Hasso for the Third District by 17 votes with 29%.

A release from the Secretary of State's Office says the Youth Straw Poll has traditionally been an indicator as how the actual elections will turn out.

Its important to engage our young people in civics at an early age and this is a fun, hands-on way to do that, Secretary Pate said. Voting is not only a civic duty, but also the best way to make your voice heard. My thanks to all the students who participated, and to the teachers that helped organize events at their schools.

You can view more of the Youth Straw Poll vote totals here.

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