In yet another presidential election that came down to a handful of votes, the students of Hector Garcia Elementary went with the Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, on Monday.

President George W. Bush came up just shy of (mock) re-election, losing to the congressman from Massachusetts by only 19 votes.

As of press time, the incumbent had not asked for a recount, school officials said.

The 2:30 p.m. announcement of Senator Kerry