2019 Marinduque local elections

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2019 Marinduque gubernatorial election
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  2016 May 13, 2019 2022  
Registered152,570 Increase2.svg 10.8%
Turnout78.41% (Decrease2.svg 8.32 pp) [1]
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Candidate Presbitero Velasco Jr. Reynaldo SalvacionViolet Reyes
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Party PDP–Laban Independent UNA
Running mateRomulo BacorroAllan Nepomuceno
Popular vote66,52634,3475,015
Percentage62.7332.524.75

Governor before election

Romulo Bacorro
PDP–Laban

Elected Governor

Presbitero Velasco Jr.
PDP–Laban

Philippine House of Representatives election at Marinduque
May 13, 2019
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Candidate Lord Allan Jay Velasco Harold Lim
Party PDP–Laban UNA
Popular vote95,0675,488
Percentage94.545.46

Congressman before election

Lord Allan Jay Velasco
PDP–Laban

Elected Congressman

Lord Allan Jay Velasco
PDP–Laban

Local elections were held in Marinduque on May 13, 2019, as part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a vice-governor, a governor and a representative for the lone district of Marinduque in the House of Representatives.

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In this election, a number of provincial-level officials sought reelection, including incumbent congressman Lord Allan Jay Velasco. This was the first election since the 1970s where Carmencita Reyes, who had previously served both as congressman and governor, did not running for office, having died in January 2019.

Results

Governor

Romulo Bacorro assumed office after the death of Carmencita Reyes. He ran for his old position of Vice Governor in this election as the running mate of former Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr. On May 3, Violet Reyes withdrew from the race.

Marinduque gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Presbitero Velasco, Jr. 66,526 62.73%
Independent Reynaldo Salvacion34,34732.52%
UNA Violet Reyes5,0154.75%
Total votes105,618 100%
PDP–Laban hold

Vice Governor

Mark Anthony Seño, who assumed the position after Romulo Bacorro became governor, ran for town councilor in Boac as he was ineligible to run for reelection as provincial board member after serving his third term in office.

Marinduque vice gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Romulo Bacorro 53,364 55.13%
Independent Eleuterio Raza Jr.22,32423.06%
UNA Allan Nepomuceno21,11821.81%
Total votes96,806 100%
PDP–Laban hold

District Representative

Lord Allan Jay Velasco was reelected.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Marinduque
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Lord Allan Jay Velasco 95,067 94.54%
UNA Harold Lim5,4885.46%
Total votes100,555 100%
PDP–Laban hold

Provincial Board elections

PartyPopular voteSeats
Total %Total %
PDP–Laban 173,68561.91%655%
UNA 70,54225.14%19%
Independent 36,32612.95%19%
Total280,553100%872%

1st District

Sangunniang Panlalawigan districts of Marinduque. Areas shown in red represent the first district; blue represent second district. Marinduque districts.JPG
Sangunniang Panlalawigan districts of Marinduque. Areas shown in red represent the first district; blue represent second district.

Municipality: Boac, Mogpog, Gasan

Marinduque 1st District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Adeline Angeles 36,034 25.53%
PDP–Laban John R. Pelaez 29,952 21.22%
UNA Theresa Caballes 29,524 20.92%
PDP–Laban Gilbert Daquioag 28,639 20.29%
UNA Ruben Tan16,98812.03%
Total votes141,137 100%

2nd District

Municipality: Sta. Cruz, Torrijos, Buenavista

Marinduque 2nd District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Mel Encabo 23,020 16.51%
PDP–Laban Mercedes Rejano 20,606 14.78%
PDP–Laban Ishamel Lim 19,426 13.93%
Independent Juan Fernandez Jr. 16,636 11.93%
PDP–Laban Tom Pizarro16,00811.48%
UNA Mar Perilla14,10010.11%
UNA Edwin Ricafrente9,9307.12%
Independent Norma Ricohermoso9,0346.48%
Independent Mariano Fellizar Jr.3,5192.52%
Independent Modest Rey Peñarubia3,0992.22%
Independent Amado Roldan2,1481.54%
Independent Apple Ricohermoso1,8901.36%
Total votes139,416 100%

Municipal elections

Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.

Boac

Mayor

Incumbent Roberto Madla retired from politics after becoming ineligible to run for reelection as mayor after serving his third term in office.

Boac Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Armi Carrion 13,478 51.51%
Independent Benjamin Solomon5,67321.68%
UNA Robert E. Opis2,96511.33%
Independent Cristina Festin-Tan2,4909.52%
Independent Dante Marquez1,3085.00%
Independent Pedrito Nepomuceno2520.96%
Total votes26,166 100%
Independent gain from UNA
Vice Mayor

Incumbent Robert Opis ran for mayor.

Boac Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Sonny Paglinawan 15,733 66.36%
UNA Patrick Manguera7,97633.64%
Total votes23,709 100%
PDP–Laban gain from UNA

Mogpog

Mayor

Incumbent Augusto Leo Livelo ran unopposed.

Mogpog Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Augusto Leo Livelo 13,751 100%
PDP–Laban hold
Vice Mayor

Belen Luisaga lost reelection.

Mogpog Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jonathan Garcia 8,731 54.78%
PDP–Laban Belen Luisaga6,88943.22%
UNA Mike Nuñez3192.00%
Total votes15,939 100%
Independent gain from PDP–Laban

Gasan

Mayor

Rolando Tolentino lost reelection.

Gasan Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Victoria L. Lim 9,242 53.72%
UNA Rolando Tolentino7,96146.28%
Total votes17,203 100%
PDP–Laban gain from UNA
Vice Mayor

Yudel Sosa was reelected.

Gasan Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
UNA Yudel Sosa 8,956 56.98%
PDP–Laban Henry Evia6,76143.02%
Total votes15,717 100%
UNA hold

Santa Cruz

Mayor

Marisa Red-Martinez lost reelection.

Santa Cruz Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
UNA Antonio Uy Jr. 14,665 51.04%
PDP–Laban Marisa Red-Martinez14,06748.96%
Total votes28,732 100%
UNA gain from PDP–Laban
Vice Mayor

Geraldine Morales was reelected.

Santa Cruz Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
UNA Geraldine Morales 14,793 52.29%
PDP–Laban Medwin Manuel13,49647.71%
Total votes28,289 100%
UNA hold

Torrijos

Mayor

Incumbent Lorna Velasco, the wife of Presbitero Velasco Jr., ran unopposed.

Torrijos Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Lorna Velasco 9,309 100%
PDP–Laban hold
Vice Mayor

Incumbent Ricardo de Galicia ran unopposed.

Torrijos Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Ricardo de Galicia 9,788 100%
PDP–Laban hold

Buenavista

Mayor

Incumbent Russel Madrigal was ineligible to run for reelection as mayor after serving his third term in office. His wife, Nancy Madrigal, ran in his stead.

Buenavista Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Nancy Madrigal 7,905 100%
PDP–Laban hold
Vice Mayor

Hannilee Siena was reelected.

Buenavista Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Hannilee Siena 4,511 42.12%
Independent Eve Rosas4,05237.84%
Independent Arleigh Pe2,14620.04%
Total votes10,709 100%
PDP–Laban hold

References

  1. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout". Commission on Elections. January 23, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2025.