2022 Bacolod local elections

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2022 Bacolod local elections
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Nominee Alfredo Abelardo Benitez Evelio Leonardia
Party PDP–Laban Nacionalista
Running mateCaesar DistritoEl Cid Familiaran
Popular vote171,893107,447
Percentage61.5438.46
Mayor before election

Evelio Leonardia
Nacionalista

Elected mayor

Albee Benitez
PDP–Laban

As part of the Philippine general election on May 9, 2022, local elections were held in Bacolod to elect the mayor, vice mayor, twelve regular members of the city council, and the representative of the city's lone congressional district.

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Incumbent mayor Evelio Leonardia (Nacionalista/Grupo Progreso) failed to win a third consecutive term as he was defeated by former Negros Occidental 3rd district representative Albee Benitez (PDP–Laban/Asenso Bacolod). Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor El Cid Familiaran, who was Leonardia's running mate, won re-election after defeating Caesar Distrito, Benitez's running mate. In the Bacolod City Council, Benitez's Asenso Bacolod ticket won a majority of eight seats, while Leonardia's Grupo Progreso won the remaining four seats. In the House of Representatives, congressman Greg Gasataya won a third consecutive term. The elected officials assumed their respective offices on June 30, 2022 and are expected to each serve a three-year term until June 30, 2025.

Background

Incumbent Mayor Evelio Leonardia will run for reelection. [1] He will be challenged by former Negros Occidental 3rd district representative Albee Benitez. [2]

Incumbent Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran will also run for reelection. [3] He will face incumbent councilors Caesar Distrito and Wilson Gamboa Jr. [4]

Representative Greg Gasataya will run for his third term. [5] His opponents are businessman and former BREDCO Port consultant Daniel Alfonso Atayde, former police officer Wilfredo David, engineer Narciso San Miguel and independent candidate Romy Gustilo. [6]

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

Mayor

Bacolod Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Albee Benitez 171,893 61.54
Nacionalista Evelio Leonardia 107,44738.46
Total votes279,340 100.00
Source: [7]

Vice Mayor

Bacolod Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista El Cid Familiaran128,893 48.79
PDP–Laban Caesar Distrito103,23639.08
Independent Wilson Gamboa Jr.32,03312.13
Total votes264,162 100.00
Source: [7]

District Representative election

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the Lone District of Bacolod
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Greg Gasataya185,470 69.14
Independent Daniel Atayde80,59130.04
PDDS Nonong San Miguel8500.32
Independent Romy Gustilo7380.28
Independent Wilfredo David6180.23
Total votes268,267 100.00
Source: [7]

City Council election

Election is via plurality-at-large voting: A voter votes for up to twelve candidates, then the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.

Grupo Progreso

NP-led Coalition
NameParty
Em Ang Nacionalista
Carlos Jose Lopez Nacionalista
Archie Baribar PROMDI
Jonathan Diaz Jr. Nacionalista
Renecito Novero Nacionalista
Dindo Ramos Nacionalista
Israel Salanga Nacionalista
Cindy Rojas Nacionalista
Ed Guillem Nacionalista
Cash Montalvo Nacionalista
Marlon Solidum NPC
Chris Sorongon Nacionalista

Asenso Bacolod

PDP–Laban-led Coalition
NameParty
Simplicia Distrito PDP–Laban
Al Victor Espino NPC
Bart Orola PDP–Laban
Pao Sy NPC
Homer Bais PDP–Laban
Sonya Verdeflor United Negros Alliance
Celia Flor Independent
Kalaw Puentevella PROMDI
Jude Thaddeus Sayson PDP–Laban
Vladimir Gonzalez PDP–Laban
Jason Villarosa Lakas
Patrick Lacson PDP–Laban

Results

Bacolod City Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Jude Thaddeus Sayson 134,625 46.39
Nacionalista Israel Salanga123,237 42.47
Nacionalista Cindy Rojas122,629 42.26
Nacionalista Em Ang 116,953 40.30
NPC Al Espino115,197 39.70
PDP–Laban Vladimir Gonzalez 113,745 38.99
Nacionalista Renecito Novero113,046 38.95
Lakas Jason Villarosa 111,027 38.26
PROMDI Kalaw Puentevella 108,950 37.54
PDP–Laban Simplicia Distrito107,030 36.88
Independent Celia Flor 103,768 35.76
NPC Pao Sy98,978 34.11
PROMDI Archie Baribar94,44532.54
PDP–Laban Bart Orola94,23032.47
PDP–Laban Homer Bais94,03032.40
Nacionalista Dindo Ramos94,02632.40
PDP–Laban Patrick Lacson91,26131.45
United Negros Alliance Sonya Verdeflor87,87330.28
Nacionalista Carlos Jose Lopez83,22628.68
NPC Marlon Solidum81,79328.18
Nacionalista Chris Sorongon81,54828.10
Nacionalista Cash Montalvo70,47224.28
Aksyon Ricardo Tan 68,91523.75
Nacionalista Ed Guillem65,30022.50
Nacionalista Jonathan Diaz Jr.54,64418.83
NPC Mark Steven Mayo38,34813.21
Independent Cesar Beloria Jr.28,8559.94
Independent Rico Villafuerte20,0756.92
PPM Eduardo Padios19,2496.63
Independent Alan Arroyo15,2645.26
Independent Christian Weber12,5234.32
Independent Bong Hermosura10,9173.76
PRP Lorenzo Ruben Contreras10,4583.60
Independent Vic Gico8,3732.89
Independent Jiffy Jauod7,0962.45
Independent Kenneth Ian Belario6,8782.37
Independent Fermin Nacionales5,9862.06
Independent Joel Aujero5,2071.79
Total votes2,619,587 100.00
Source: [7]

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