2022 Nueva Ecija local elections

2022 Nueva Ecija gubernatorial election

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Gubernatorial election

Candidate Aurelio Umali Adrianne Mae Cuevas Party Sigaw PDP–Laban Running mate Emmanuel Umali Edward Joson Popular vote 826,876 367,716 Percentage 69.22% 30.78%

Governor before election Aurelio Umali Sigaw Elected Governor Aurelio Umali Sigaw

Vice gubernatorial election

Candidate Emmanuel Umali Edward Joson Party Sigaw PDP–Laban Popular vote 786,167 349,184 Percentage 68.56% 30.45%

Vice Governor before election Emmanuel Umali Sigaw Elected Vice Governor Emmanuel Umali Sigaw

Local elections took place in Nueva Ecija on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a governor, a vice governor, fourteen provincial board members and four district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 1,297,243 voters voted in this election. ^[1]

Incumbent governor Aurelio Umali won reelection in a landslide victory against Palayan mayor Adrianne Mae Cuevas. Umali's brother, incumbent vice governor Emmanuel Umali also won reelection by a landslide against former vice governor Edward Joson and Victoria Capinpin. Umali and Joson also faced each other in the previous race for the vice governorship. ^{[2] [3]}

Electoral system

The governor and vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into four districts, the first and fourth districts sending three members each, while the second and third districts sending two members each to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties.

Results

Governor

Incumbent governor Aurelio Umali won reelection with 69.21% of the vote against Palayan mayor Adrianne Mae Cuevas 30.78%. ^[4]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Aurelio Umali	Unang Sigaw	826,876	69.22
	Adrianne Mae Cuevas	PDP–Laban	367,716	30.78
Total			1,194,592	100.00
	Unang Sigaw hold

Vice Governor

Incumbent vice governor Emmanuel Umali won reelection with 68.56% of the vote against former vice governor Edward Joson's 30.45% and Victoria Capinpin's 0.98%. ^[2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Emmanuel Umali	Unang Sigaw	786,167	68.57
	Edward Joson	PDP–Laban	349,184	30.45
	Victoria Capinpin	Independent	11,240	0.98
Total			1,146,591	100.00
	Unang Sigaw hold

Provincial Board

The Nueva Ecija Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Unang Sigaw won seven seats, remaining as the largest party in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Unang Sigaw	1,271,799	59.14	7	+1
	PDP–Laban	859,442	39.97	3	+1
	Independent	19,216	0.89	0	–1
Total		2,150,457	100.00	10	0
Total votes		1,297,243	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,541,685	84.14

1st district

Nueva Ecija's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 1st legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Seven candidates were included in the ballot. ^[5]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rap Rap Villanueva (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	166,514	27.53
	Eric Salazar (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	140,105	23.16
	Ler de Guzman (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	106,885	17.67
	Fred Domingo	PDP–Laban	70,559	11.67
	Richard Maliwat	PDP–Laban	62,775	10.38
	Glenn Corpus	PDP–Laban	49,201	8.13
	Aris Mateo	Independent	8,824	1.46
Total			604,863	100.00
Total votes			325,958	–
Registered voters/turnout			388,005	84.01
Source: Commission on Elections [6] [7]

2nd district

Nueva Ecija's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 2nd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Three candidates were included in the ballot. ^[8]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jason Abalos	PDP–Laban	139,242	43.15
	Dindo Dysico	Unang Sigaw	94,399	29.25
	Wowowee Ortiz (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	89,077	27.60
Total			322,718	100.00
Total votes			269,103	–
Registered voters/turnout			319,000	84.36
Source: Commission on Elections [6] [7]

3rd district

Nueva Ecija's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 3rd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Four candidates were included in the ballot. ^[9]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	EJ Joson (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	152,164	30.88
	Jojo Matias (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	144,775	29.38
	Norgen Castillo	Unang Sigaw	109,001	22.12
	Suka Garcia	Unang Sigaw	86,772	17.61
Total			492,712	100.00
Total votes			354,792	–
Registered voters/turnout			431,025	82.31
Source: Commission on Elections [6] [7]

4th district

Nueva Ecija's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 4th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Seven candidates were included in the ballot. ^[10]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nap Interior (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	174,282	23.87
	Tess Patiag (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	153,255	20.99
	Sweet Cruz	Unang Sigaw	151,509	20.75
	Mikee Dayupay	PDP–Laban	85,755	11.74
	Gerry dela Cruz	PDP–Laban	77,492	10.61
	Adonis Balagtas	PDP–Laban	77,479	10.61
	Raniel Bautista	Independent	10,392	1.42
Total			730,164	100.00
Total votes			347,390	–
Registered voters/turnout			403,655	86.06
Source: Commission on Elections [6] [7]

References

1. "2022 results, input required fields to see local results".
2. "Halalan 2022 Philippine Election Results | ABS-CBN News". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
3. Cajucom, Celso M. (2021-10-04). "Josons seek to regain rule in Nueva Ecija". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
4. "2022 ELECTION RESULTS: Nueva Ecija". PHVOTE. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
8. "SCIENCE_CITY_OF_MUNOZ" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
9. "CABANATUAN_CITY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
10. "GAPAN_CITY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.