2001 Cebu City local elections

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2001 Cebu City mayoral election
 1998May 14, 2001 2004  
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Nominee Alvin Garcia Tomas Osmeña
Party KAMPI PROMDI
Running mateRenato Osmeña Michael Rama
Popular vote125,694128,754

Mayor before election

Alvin Garcia
KAMPI

Elected Mayor

Tomas Osmeña
Probinsya Muna Development Initiative

Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 14, 2001, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representatives, and eight councilors for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.

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Background

Mayoral

Tomas Osmeña was formerly the Mayor of Cebu City for 2 terms (1988 to 1995). [1] He then endorsed the former Vice Mayor Alvin Garcia (also running for mayor) to run for mayor, then winning. [2]

Vice Mayoral

Mike Rama was the former member of the Cebu City Council from the 2nd District. Before running for Vice Mayor. [3]

Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections

Mayor

Cebu City mayoral election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PROMDI Tomas Osmeña 128,754
KAMPI Alvin Garcia 125,694
Total votesNA 100.00

Vice mayor

Cebu City Vice mayoral election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PROMDI Michael Rama NA
KAMPI Renato OsmeñaNA
Total votesNA 100.00

District representatives

1st District

[6]

2001 Philippine House of Representatives election in Cebu City's 1st congressional district
PartyCandidateVotes%
PROMDI Raul del Mar NA
Total votesNA 100.00
PROMDI hold

2nd District

2001 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Cebu City
PartyCandidateVotes%
PROMDI Antonio Cuenco NA
KAMPI Aristotle BatuhanNA
Independent Mussolini BatucanNA
Total votesNA 100.00
PROMDI hold

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