This part of the story is written by Mumbo from my perspective.

It was voting day. It came a lot quicker then I had imagined. By the time me and Grian had showed up most others had left. I turned to Grian and let out a shaken sigh. Grian took my hand in their own and gently squeezed it.
"Hey.. It's going to be okay. If you win I'm so proud of you. And if you don't then at least you tried! Trying is the best thing you can do Mumbo and I'm proud of you no matter what the outcome" Grian smiled
Somehow knowing Grian had my back made me feel more confident. He really was my number one supporter.
Grian went to vote first. Which I didn't mind. While I was waiting I sat on a nearby wall and quietly twiddled my thumbs.
"Hey there Mumbo" Scar chuckled
I jumped slightly at the feeling of Scar's hand on my shoulder.
"Scar what are you doing?" I asked
"What? Isn't a hermit allowed to speak to the mayor to be?" Scar chuckled
"Mayor to be..?" I felt a rush of confidence
"Yeah you're talking to the mayor to be! You voted yet?"
And just like that all of the confidence was drained out of me. The small smile I had faded as I looked down, nervously tapping my foot.
"No not yet.. I'm voting after Grian's done" I explained
"Well.. If you don't want to make a complete fool of yourself you know who to vote for"
Scar slapped my back then started to walk away. Just then Grian came out of the voting booth. His smile faded at the sight of Scar.
"Hey! I thought I told you to leave Mumbo alone!" Grian yelled
Scar stopped in their tracks and glanced over at Grian. It then started slowly walking towards him. Grian growled and stood his place. Scar stopped once it was directly in front of Grian.
"Have you got a problem with me, little bird?" Scar teased
"Yeah I've got a problem with you! Leave Mumbo alone! He didn't do anything wrong" Grian barked
"Oh please I just wanted a friendly chat with him, isn't that right Mumbo?" He turned to look at me
I swallowed as I looked over at the two of them, not sure what to do. I looked at Grian then slowly shook my head making Scar growl.
"Why don't you go pick on someone your own size!" Grian yelled as he pushed Scar
Scar stumbled slightly then turned back to face Grian. Grain took a step backwards, immediately regretting what he had done.
"I'll remember this.." Scar whispered
Scar opened their elytra then flew off. I sighed then slowly walked over to Grian.
"Are you okay?" I asked
"Are you?" Grian replied
I thought about it for a moment. While it didn't physically harm me in anyway Scar's words did hurt. And like pulling a plug in the bath they drained me of my confidence.
"Yeah.. I'm okay. I'm gonna vote now.." I muttered
"You got it Mayor Mumbo" Grian grinned
I gave a small smile then walked into the voting booth. I found a piece of paper and stared at it for a while.

You don't want to embarrass yourself do you?

Unless you want to make a complete fool of yourself you know who to vote for

Have you looked at yourself recently?

You're a failure.

You're going to lose Mumbo and everyone will laugh at you.

Don't embarrass yourself. Just give up.

I took in a deep shaky breath and despite everything I wrote down Scar's name then put the paper in the designated chest.

Bdubs landed outside of the split mansion. He hadn't been there in months. He took in a deep breath as he looked at Doc who was sat on a cliff. Bdubs slowly walked over to Doc and sat besides him.
"I'm shocked you don't hate me.." Bdubs whispered
"Why would I hate you?" Doc asked, not looking away from the sunset he was watching
"I blew up your mountain.."
"But you helped me rebuild her. More glorious then ever before"
A small smile grew on Bdubs' face. He then felt Doc's hand grab his own. He looked up at the taller man.
"Who hurt you?" Doc asked, expression bland and demanding
"Scar.. It's a long story" Bdubs whispered
"I have all night"
Bdubs nodded and explained everything to Doc..

Due to the fact the whole mayoral election was Grian's idea he was the one to read the votes. Every hermit gathered around even some I had rarely seen before. Looking at his face I knew I had lost even without him saying anything.
I looked down at the ground, my hearing going fuzzy. I'd messed up. I really messed up. I should have at least voted for myself right? But was that even allowed? Is self voting legal? Was any part of me even wanting to be mayor legal?
"Mumbo Jumbo" Grian stated
I looked up and over at Grian who gave a weak smile.
"Mumbo came second with a total of 8 votes" Grian explained
Everyone clapped their hands. I looked over at Scar who had a wide grin on their face. I knew exactly what was going to happen next...
"And with a total of 9 votes, Scar is our new mayor" Grian weakly smiled
My eyes widened and my brows narrowed. I lost to Scar by one vote... Everyone clapped their hands. I watched as Scar walked over to the podium Grian was stood at. Ze started talking but I wasn't paying attention to anything it said. Instead my thoughts were rushing. I lost by one vote.. If I had voted for myself I would have won..
I felt a hand grab my own and looked down to see Grian holding my hand.
"Let's get out of here.." Grian whispered
I quietly nodded. Me and Grian slowly left the area. Once outside of view of everyone else I tightly wrapped my arms around Grian. He placed his hands on my back and squeezed me.
"Hey it's okay.. Coming second place isn't that bad. If anything that's amazing!" Grian muttered
"I lost because I voted for them.." I whispered, gripping onto Grian's shirt "I got scared and.. I chickened out"
"Hey that's okay.. Xe's an ass okay? But just know I'm proud of you either way"
"Thank you Grian.."
"I love you Mumbo"
I felt a small smile grow on my face as I whispered "I love you to Grian"