September's straw polls: the final numbers.

Between August 9 and September 30, visitors cast 6,018 votes across 17 quick polls. The three candidate polls drew most of them: 2,093 for Governor, 1,295 for Delegate, and 823 for Attorney General. The other 14 polls, on voting and on the issues, drew between 108 and 157 votes each. Twelve polls opened on August 9 and five more on August 19.

The three races

Candidates are listed alphabetically here, not by standing. In the Governor poll, Ada / Calvo received 1,290 (62%) and Terlaje / Perez 609 (29%); 194 (9%) chose “Still deciding.” For Delegate, Alicia Limtiaco received 546 (42%) and James Moylan 717 (55%), with 32 (2%) still deciding. In the five-way Attorney General poll: Thomas Fisher 52 (6%), Douglas Moylan 101 (12%), Jordan Pauluhn 38 (5%), Peter Santos 76 (9%), and Phillip Tydingco 487 (59%); 69 (8%) were still deciding.

Getting to the polls

Most people who answered said they are ready to vote: 142 (90%) said they know exactly where their polling place is, and 134 (91%) said they are registered at their current address. Asked how they plan to vote in November, 60 (54%) said early and 44 (39%) said on Election Day. Social media was the main source of election news for 60 (56%). On the Legislature's pick-15 ballot, 40 (34%) said all 15 were picked and 43 (36%) had “a few so far.”

The issues

Cost of living was the clear first choice: 74 (60%) of 123 named it the issue that matters most to their vote, and no other issue drew more than 10 votes. Asked what squeezes the household budget most, 55 (39%) said the power bill, 39 (28%) rent and housing, and 30 (21%) groceries. Of 133 people asked, 56 said they or their family had used Guam Memorial Hospital in the past year.

Two questions split the room. On the military buildup, 62 (47%) said more good, 22 (17%) more harm, and 34 (26%) truly mixed. On political status, no option reached a third: keeping the current status 35 (27%), statehood 32 (24%), free association 23 (18%), independence 22 (17%), and 19 (15%) said they need to learn more first.

What comes next

October's polls opened on October 1 with every count back at zero. The three races return, and two new ballots work like the real one: pick up to 15 for the Legislature and up to 3 for the Consolidated Commission on Utilities. The numbers on this page are final and will not change.