2010 Las Piñas local elections

Local elections were held in Las Piñas on May 10, 2010, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one representative, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

2010 Las Piñas Mayoral Election

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Nominee Vergel "Nene" Aguilar Felix Sinajon Party Nacionalista Liberal Running mate Luis "Louie" Bustamante Benjamin Gonzales Popular vote 174,422 8,354 Percentage 91.96 4.40

Mayor before election Vergel "Nene" Aguilar Independent Elected mayor Vergel "Nene" Aguilar Nacionalista

Background

Mayor Vergel "Nene" Aguilar ran for re-election for fourth non-consecutive term. His opponents were Felix Sinajon, Antonio "Doc" Abellar Jr., and Liberato "Levis" Gabano.

Vice Mayor Henry Medina was on his first term, though eligible to run for second term, he ran as councilor instead. His party nominated former Vice Mayor Luis "Louie" Bustamante. Bustamante was challenged by Teodoro "Baldo" Baldomaro, former Councilor Benjamin Gonzales, and Estelita "Ester" Salentes.

Rep. Cynthia Villar was term-limited, and she ran for Senate.^[1] Her party nominated her son, Mark Villar. Villar was challenged by Filipino "Filip" Alvarado, Francisco "Kiko" Antonio Jr., and Zusarah "Zarah" Veloria.

Results

For Representative

Mark Villar won with 144,977 votes while his closest rival, Francisco "Kiko" Antonio Jr. had 11,076 votes.

Congressional Election in Las Piñas's Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Mark Villar	144,977	86.35
	KKK	Francisco "Kiko" Antonio Jr.	11,076	6.60
	Independent	Zusarah "Zarah" Veloria	8,387	5.00
	Independent	Filipino "Filip" Alvarado	3,461	2.06
Valid ballots			167,901	83.37
Invalid or blank votes			33,495	16.63
Total votes			167,901	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

For Mayor

Mayor Vergel "Nene" Aguilar won with 174,422 votes while his closest rival Felix Sinajon had 8,354 votes.

Las Piñas Mayoral Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Vergel "Nene" Aguilar	174,422	91.96
	Liberal	Felix Sinajon	8,354	4.40
	Independent	Antonio Abellar Jr.	5,142	2.71
	Independent	Liberato Gabano	1,757	0.93
Total votes			189,675	100.00

For Vice Mayor

Former Vice Mayor Luis "Louie" Bustamante won with 155,343 votes while his rival Benjamin Gonzales had 11,908 votes.

Las Piñas Vice Mayoral Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Luis "Louie" Bustamante	155,343	92.88
	Liberal	Benjamin Gonzales	11,908	7.12
Total votes			167,251	100.00

For Councilor

First District

City Council Elections in Las Piñas's First District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Dennis Aguilar	73,818
	Nacionalista	Buenaventura "Ben" Quilatan	55,336
	Nacionalista	Oscar "Oca" Peña	54,122
	Nacionalista	Mark Anthony Santos	51,328
	Nacionalista	Alfredo "Steve" Miranda	46,755
	Nacionalista	Rex Hans Riguera	45,298

Second District

City Council Elections in Las Piñas's Second District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Carlo Aguilar	70,128
	Nacionalista	Ruben "Ben" Ramos	62,559
	Nacionalista	Henry Medina	60,638
	Nacionalista	Renato "Rene" Dumlao	50,270
	Nacionalista	Danilo "Danny" Hernandez	50,231
	Nacionalista	Leopoldo "Dong" Benedicto	41,722