Central village residents cast their votes in Guam's first run-off election

Over in Mangilao, there was a consistent flow of voters since polls opened at 7am for the island's historic first run-off election for Guam's congressional delegate. Not even morning showers could deter voters from lining up at the George Washington High School campus to cast their ballot for the event.

From the moment the Mangilao polling site opened, many took advantage of the curbside voting. Greeting voters as they made their way in were supporters for Dr. Robert Underwood and Delegate Michael San Nicolas.

Mangilao resident Stephen Stettenbenz said, "I think it's important that the Washington delegate is there for the people, in person, not just on social media or livestream," and Dededo resident Matthew Franklin Sablan added, "It's time for a change and Underwood has done it before and I'm here because I'm ready."

"It's pretty obvious of what he's done," added Sablan. "The amount of time he's been in office as a senator and in Congress, he has done a lot for the island...the work shows for itself...he's a real one."

Over in MongMong-Toto-Maite, 22-year old Sean Michael Salas made sure to exercise his right to vote at JQ San Miguel Elementary School. "As a member of Gen-Z, a lot of us tend to believe our voices tend to go unheard, and I think this is one of the most important times to be heard and we should make it heard," he shared with KUAM News.

Heading into the run-off, Salas said he did research on both candidates by way of Google and reading up on their records.

As for what Salas sees as a big issue? "I'm mostly concerned with a lot of people saying we are not heard in congress. We just need to take the opportunity to put people in power who we can address our concerns to them," he said.