2022 Philippine local elections in Eastern Visayas

The following are the results of the 2022 Philippine local elections in Eastern Visayas.

2022 Philippine local elections in Eastern Visayas

← 2019 May 9, 2022 2025 →

Gubernatorial elections

6 provincial governors and 2 city mayors

Party Seats +/– PDP–Laban 4 −1 Nacionalista 3 +1 NUP 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Vice gubernatorial elections

6 provincial vice governors and 2 city vice mayors

Party Seats +/– PDP–Laban 4 −1 Nacionalista 2 +1 Aksyon 1 New NUP 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Provincial Board elections

56 provincial board members and 20 city councilors

Party Seats +/– PDP–Laban 34 −5 Nacionalista 22 +13 NUP 10 +5 Aksyon 4 New Liberal 2 −8 KNP 1 New Lakas 1 −4 PDDS 1 New Tingog 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Summary

Governors

Province/city	Incumbent	Incumbent's party		Winner	Winner's party		Winning margin
Biliran	Rogelio Espina		Nacionalista	Gerard Espina		Nacionalista	78.42%
Eastern Samar	Ben Evardone		PDP–Laban	Ben Evardone		PDP–Laban	79.55%
Leyte	Jericho Petilla		PDP–Laban	Jericho Petilla		PDP–Laban	68.00%
Northern Samar	Edwin Ongchuan		NUP	Edwin Ongchuan		NUP	80.52%
Ormoc (ICC)	Richard Gomez		PDP–Laban	Lucy Torres-Gomez		PDP–Laban	25.69%
Samar	Reynolds Michael Tan		Nacionalista	Sharee Ann Tan		Nacionalista	25.48%
Southern Leyte	Damian Mercado		PDP–Laban	Damian Mercado		PDP–Laban	Unopposed
Tacloban (HUC)	Alfred Romualdez		Nacionalista	Alfred Romualdez		Nacionalista	9.09%

Vice governors

Province/city	Incumbent	Incumbent's party		Winner	Winner's party		Winning margin
Biliran	Kokoy Caneja		Nacionalista	Kokoy Caneja		Nacionalista	Unopposed
Eastern Samar	Maricar Sison		PDP–Laban	Maricar Sison		PDP–Laban	17.98%
Leyte	Sandy Javier		PDP–Laban	Sandy Javier		PDP–Laban	79.04%
Northern Samar	Gary Lavin		NUP	Clarence Dato		NUP	39.12%
Ormoc (ICC)	Carmelo Locsin Jr.		PDP–Laban	Carmelo Locsin Sr.		PDP–Laban	30.56%
Samar	Angelica Gomez		Liberal	Arnold Tan		Nacionalista	26.88%
Southern Leyte	Christopherson Yap		PDP–Laban	Milai Mercado		PDP–Laban	Unopposed
Tacloban (HUC)	Sambo Yaokasin		Independent	Edwin Chua		Aksyon	3.28%

Provincial boards

Province/city	Seats	Party control				Composition
		Previous		Result
Biliran	8 elected 3 ex-officio		No majority		Nacionalista	Nacionalista (6)   Aksyon (1)   Lakas (1)
Eastern Samar	10 elected 3 ex-officio		PDP–Laban		PDP–Laban	PDP–Laban (8)   Aksyon (1)   PDDS (1)
Leyte	10 elected 3 ex-officio		No majority		PDP–Laban	PDP–Laban (8)   Liberal (1)   NUP (1)
Northern Samar	10 elected 3 ex-officio		No majority		NUP	NUP (9)   Liberal (1)
Ormoc (ICC)	10 elected 2 ex-officio		PDP–Laban		PDP–Laban	PDP–Laban (10)
Samar	10 elected 3 ex-officio		No majority		Nacionalista	Nacionalista (10)
Southern Leyte	8 elected 2 ex-officio		PDP–Laban		PDP–Laban	PDP–Laban (8)
Tacloban (HUC)	10 elected 2 ex-officio		No majority		No majority	Nacionalista (6)   Aksyon (2)   KNP (1)   Tingog (1)

Biliran

Governor

Incumbent Governor Rogelio Espina of the Nacionalista Party retired.

The Nacionalista Party nominated Espina's son, Naval mayor Gerard Espina, won the election against Edgardo Ambe (PROMDI).^[1][2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gerard Espina	Nacionalista Party	73,565	89.21
	Edgardo Ambe	PROMDI	8,900	10.79
Total			82,465	100.00
Total votes			103,359	–
Registered voters/turnout			123,232	83.87
	Nacionalista Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[3][4]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Kokoy Caneja of the Nacionalista Party won re-election for a second term unopposed.^[2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kokoy Caneja (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	54,820	100.00
Total			54,820	100.00
Total votes			103,359	–
Registered voters/turnout			123,232	83.87
	Nacionalista Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[3][4]

Provincial Board

The Biliran Provincial Board is composed of 11 board members, eight of whom are elected.

The Nacionalista Party won six seats, gaining a majority in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	121,412	56.76	6	+1
	Aksyon Demokratiko	31,326	14.65	1	New
	Lakas–CMD	24,772	11.58	1	New
	Independent	36,389	17.01	0	0
Total		213,899	100.00	8	0
Total votes		103,359	–
Registered voters/turnout		123,232	83.87

1st district

Biliran's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Almería, Kawayan and Naval. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.

Four candidates were included in the ballot.^[2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Roselyn Espina-Paras	Aksyon Demokratiko	31,326	38.33
	Miguel Casas Jr. (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	18,592	22.75
	Lando Ty (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	16,281	19.92
	Ricardo Kho (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	15,535	19.01
Total			81,734	100.00
Total votes			51,401	–
Registered voters/turnout			62,245	82.58
Source: Commission on Elections[3][4]

2nd district

Biliran's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Culaba and Maripipi. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Grace Casil	Lakas–CMD	24,772	18.74
	Gina Enage (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	24,519	18.55
	Allan Paul Tubis (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	24,463	18.51
	Charlie Chan	Nacionalista Party	22,022	16.66
	Florida Bunani	Independent	19,430	14.70
	Rico Peñaflor	Independent	5,601	4.24
	Irvin Cordeta	Independent	5,258	3.98
	Berlina Garin	Independent	4,490	3.40
	Ruel Rosales	Independent	1,610	1.22
Total			132,165	100.00
Total votes			51,958	–
Registered voters/turnout			60,987	85.20
Source: Commission on Elections[3][4]

Eastern Samar

Governor

Incumbent Governor of Eastern Samar Ben Evardone of PDP–Laban ran for a second term.

Evardone won re-election against two other candidates.^[6][7][8]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ben Evardone (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	211,554	88.52
	Petronilo Abuyen Jr.	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	21,444	8.97
	Bishop Hobayan	Independent	6,001	2.51
Total			238,999	100.00
Total votes			293,098	–
Registered voters/turnout			347,616	84.32
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[9][4]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Maricar Sison of PDP–Laban ran for a second term.

Sison won re-election against former Eastern Samar governor Dindo Picardal (Aksyon Demokratiko), Dado Picardal Jr. (Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan) and Borongan councilor Jesse Solidon (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas).^[6][8]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Maricar Sison (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	130,040	55.34
	Dindo Picardal	Aksyon Demokratiko	87,787	37.36
	Dado Picardal Jr.	Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan	13,394	5.70
	Jesse Solidon	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,761	1.60
Total			234,982	100.00
Total votes			293,098	–
Registered voters/turnout			347,616	84.32
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[9][4]

Provincial Board

The Eastern Samar Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

The PDP–Laban won eight seats, maintaining its majority in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	PDP–Laban	595,311	65.97	8	0
	Aksyon Demokratiko	106,817	11.84	1	New
	Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan	89,994	9.97	1	New
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	49,812	5.52	0	New
	Independent	60,420	6.70	0	0
Total		902,354	100.00	10	0
Total votes		293,098	–
Registered voters/turnout		347,616	84.32

1st district

Eastern Samar's 1st provincial district consists of the city of Borongan and the municipalities of Arteche, Can-avid, Dolores, Jipapad, Maslog, Oras, San Julian, San Policarpo, Sulat and Taft. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Philip Evardone Jr.	Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan	89,994	17.68
	Gigi Zacate (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	84,301	16.57
	Byron Suyot	PDP–Laban	79,200	15.56
	Annabelle Capito (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	63,863	12.55
	Jun Quelitano (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	57,980	11.39
	Renato Bagacay	Independent	49,425	9.71
	Glenn Escoto	Aksyon Demokratiko	33,578	6.60
	Celerino Johan Bagro	Aksyon Demokratiko	15,665	3.08
	Gio Baquilod	Independent	10,995	2.16
	Benedicto Gudes Sr.	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	7,395	1.45
	Juan Buna Jr.	PDP–Laban	6,773	1.33
	Thelma Dalina	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	6,701	1.32
	Nicolas Hicao	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,021	0.59
Total			508,891	100.00
Total votes			165,698	–
Registered voters/turnout			197,205	84.02
Source: Commission on Elections[9][4]

2nd district

Eastern Samar's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Balangiga, Balangkayan, General MacArthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Lawaan, Llorente, Maydolong, Mercedes, Quinapondan and Salcedo. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pol Gonzales (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	71,946	18.29
	Evet Bandoy-Gaylon	PDP–Laban	65,199	16.57
	Christelle Yadao (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	64,796	16.47
	Melchor Mergal	PDP–Laban	58,126	14.77
	Nestonette Cablao	Aksyon Demokratiko	57,574	14.63
	Maning Velasco	PDP–Laban	43,127	10.96
	Boyboy Baldono	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	11,857	3.01
	Rodito Fabillar	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	7,683	1.95
	Camilo Salazar	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	6,753	1.72
	Doniego Alluso	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,599	0.91
	Jose Vallejos	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	2,803	0.71
Total			393,463	100.00
Total votes			127,400	–
Registered voters/turnout			150,411	84.70
Source: Commission on Elections[9][4]

Leyte

Governor

Incumbent Governor Leopoldo Petilla of PDP–Laban was term-limited.

PDP–Laban nominated Petilla's brother, former Secretary of Energy Jericho Petilla, who won the election against two other candidates.^[1][11]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jericho Petilla	PDP–Laban	547,109	82.23
	Avit Opiniano	People's Reform Party	94,670	14.23
	Romulo Gacgacao	Independent	23,528	3.54
Total			665,307	100.00
Total votes			925,545	–
Registered voters/turnout			1,063,619	87.02
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[12][4]

Vice Governor

Term-limited incumbent Vice Governor Carlo Loreto of PDP–Laban ran for the Leyte Provincial Board in the 5th provincial district.

PDP–Laban nominated former Javier mayor Sandy Javier, who won the election against Carlo Pilpa (Independent).^[1][11]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sandy Javier	PDP–Laban	510,922	89.52
	Carlo Pilpa	Independent	59,790	10.48
Total			570,712	100.00
Total votes			925,545	–
Registered voters/turnout			1,063,619	87.02
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[12][4]

Provincial Board

The Leyte Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

PDP–Laban won eight seats, gaining a majority in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	PDP–Laban	656,562	70.58	8	+4
	Liberal Party	62,489	6.72	1	New
	PROMDI	55,497	5.97	0	New
	National Unity Party	46,912	5.04	1	0
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	32,809	3.53	0	New
	People's Reform Party	30,186	3.25	0	New
	Independent	45,731	4.92	0	0
Total		930,186	100.00	10	0
Total votes		925,545	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,063,619	87.02

1st district

Leyte's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Leyte's 1st legislative district, excluding the city of Tacloban. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Four candidates were included in the ballot.^[11]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bolingling Reposar	Liberal Party	62,489	42.13
	Wilson Uy	PDP–Laban	62,281	41.99
	Butch Colasito	People's Reform Party	15,445	10.41
	Lito Bagunas	Independent	8,112	5.47
Total			148,327	100.00
Total votes			161,376	–
Registered voters/turnout			184,825	87.31
Source: Commission on Elections[12][4]

2nd district

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

Eight candidates were included in the ballot.^[13]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ebbie Apostol (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	88,533	34.77
	Raissa Villasin (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	80,901	31.78
	Dennis Garay	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	23,933	9.40
	Odell Baroña	Independent	18,318	7.19
	Felizardo Tiu	People's Reform Party	14,741	5.79
	Moises Andrade	Independent	10,282	4.04
	Anderson Encarnacion	Independent	9,019	3.54
	Bentan Villegas	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	8,876	3.49
Total			254,603	100.00
Total votes			260,074	–
Registered voters/turnout			295,383	88.05
Source: Commission on Elections[12][4]

3rd district

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

Two candidates were included in the ballot.^[14]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chinggay Veloso	National Unity Party	46,912	57.53
	Maricor Remandaban (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	34,638	42.47
Total			81,550	100.00
Total votes			115,003	–
Registered voters/turnout			131,736	87.30
Source: Commission on Elections[12][4]

4th district

Leyte's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Leyte's 4th legislative district, excluding the city of Ormoc. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Three candidates were included in the ballot.^[15]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ivan Centino	PDP–Laban	67,805	36.97
	Vince Rama	PDP–Laban	60,102	32.77
	Rico Codilla	PROMDI	55,497	30.26
Total			183,404	100.00
Total votes			158,843	–
Registered voters/turnout			181,805	87.37
Source: Commission on Elections[12][4]

5th district

Leyte's 5th provincial district consists of the same area as Leyte's 5th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Two candidates were included in the ballot.^[16]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mike Cari	PDP–Laban	132,501	50.51
	Carlo Loreto	PDP–Laban	129,801	49.49
Total			262,302	100.00
Total votes			230,249	–
Registered voters/turnout			269,870	85.32
Source: Commission on Elections[12][4]

Northern Samar

Governor

Incumbent Governor Edwin Ongchuan of the National Unity Party ran for a second term.

Ongchuan won re-election against former Philippine Health Insurance Corporation president and CEO Hildegardes Dineros (Independent).^[7][17]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Edwin Ongchuan (incumbent)	National Unity Party	226,400	90.26
	Hildegardes Dineros	Independent	24,442	9.74
Total			250,842	100.00
Total votes			367,586	–
Registered voters/turnout			453,620	81.03
	National Unity Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[18][4]

Vice Governor

Term-limited incumbent Vice Governor Gary Lavin of the National Unity Party (NUP) ran for mayor of San Antonio.

The NUP nominated San Jose mayor Clarence Dato, who won the election against four other candidates.^[17]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Clarence Dato	National Unity Party	169,407	65.15
	Capo Carpio	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	67,699	26.03
	Emiliano de Asis	Independent	9,748	3.75
	Samuel Picardal	PROMDI	7,918	3.04
	Proceso Cotero Jr.	Independent	5,263	2.02
Total			260,035	100.00
Total votes			367,586	–
Registered voters/turnout			453,620	81.03
	National Unity Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[18][4]

Provincial Board

The Northern Samar Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

The National Unity Party won nine seats, gaining a majority in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Unity Party	658,979	73.68	9	+5
	Liberal Party	82,492	9.22	1	–3
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	51,389	5.75	0	New
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	15,519	1.74	0	New
	PROMDI	12,459	1.39	0	New
	Independent	73,585	8.23	0	0
Total		894,423	100.00	10	0
Total votes		367,586	–
Registered voters/turnout		453,620	81.03

1st district

Northern Samar's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Northern Samar's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

10 candidates were included in the ballot.^[17]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tantan Uy (incumbent)	National Unity Party	97,925	18.71
	Vicvic Singzon	National Unity Party	83,993	16.05
	Jing Layon	Liberal Party	82,492	15.76
	Tingting Saludaga	National Unity Party	78,385	14.98
	Liza Esidera	National Unity Party	62,478	11.94
	Oscar Garalde	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	51,389	9.82
	Jaime Bolos	Independent	21,159	4.04
	Danny Balading	Independent	18,604	3.55
	Nicolas Purog Jr.	Independent	14,483	2.77
	Herminia Tafalla	PROMDI	12,459	2.38
Total			523,367	100.00
Total votes			214,355	–
Registered voters/turnout			251,939	85.08
Source: Commission on Elections[18][4]

2nd district

Northern Samar's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Northern Samar's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Seven candidates were included in the ballot.^[19]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Don Abalon	National Unity Party	73,778	19.88
	Dex Galit	National Unity Party	70,478	18.99
	Albert Lucero (incumbent)	National Unity Party	68,985	18.59
	Tess Gillamac (incumbent)	National Unity Party	68,869	18.56
	Leding Laodenio	National Unity Party	54,088	14.58
	Roberto Dulay	Independent	19,339	5.21
	Glyn Celajes	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	15,519	4.18
Total			371,056	100.00
Total votes			153,231	–
Registered voters/turnout			201,681	75.98
Source: Commission on Elections[18][4]

Ormoc

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Richard Gomez of PDP–Laban ran for the House of Representatives in Leyte's 4th legislative district.

PDP–Laban nominated Gomez' wife, representative Lucy Torres-Gomez, who won the election against former Ormoc mayor Ondo Codilla (People's Reform Party) and two other candidates.^[20][1][21]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lucy Torres-Gomez	PDP–Laban	73,866	62.28
	Ondo Codilla	People's Reform Party	43,401	36.59
	Glend Gomez	Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago	959	0.81
	Joemar Gallardo	Independent	383	0.32
Total			118,609	100.00
Total votes			128,341	–
Registered voters/turnout			143,686	89.32
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[22][4]

Vice Mayor

Incumbent Vice Mayor Carmelo Locsin Jr. of PDP–Laban was term-limited.

PDP–Laban nominated his father, former Ormoc mayor Carmelo Locsin Sr., who won the election against Francis Pepito (Aksyon Demokratiko).^[21]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Toto Locsin	PDP–Laban	67,779	65.28
	Francis Pepito	Aksyon Demokratiko	36,055	34.72
Total			103,834	100.00
Total votes			128,341	–
Registered voters/turnout			143,686	89.32
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[22][4]

City Council

The Ormoc City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.

24 candidates were included in the ballot.^[21]

PDP–Laban won 10 seats, maintaining its majority in the city council.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	PDP–Laban	588,146	62.56	10	0
	People's Reform Party	165,830	17.64	0	New
	Aksyon Demokratiko	156,091	16.60	0	New
	Independent	30,098	3.20	0	New
Total		940,165	100.00	10	0
Total votes		128,341	–
Registered voters/turnout		143,686	89.32

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Roiland Villasencio (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	67,794	7.21
	Nolitz Quilang (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	66,061	7.03
	Rey Evangelista	PDP–Laban	65,954	7.02
	Perok Rodriguez (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	59,974	6.38
	Goito Yrastorza (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	59,920	6.37
	Jasper Lucero (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	59,622	6.34
	Caren Torres-Rama	PDP–Laban	55,553	5.91
	Edmund Kierulf	PDP–Laban	55,206	5.87
	Burt Pades	PDP–Laban	49,648	5.28
	Lalaine Marcos (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	48,414	5.15
	Danda Codilla	People's Reform Party	39,046	4.15
	Macoy Larrazabal	People's Reform Party	38,074	4.05
	Godi Ebcas	Aksyon Demokratiko	37,839	4.02
	Conrad Conopio	Aksyon Demokratiko	35,154	3.74
	Jun-jun Sia	People's Reform Party	32,762	3.48
	Voltaire Conejos	People's Reform Party	31,969	3.40
	Wenceslao Arcuino Jr.	Aksyon Demokratiko	30,754	3.27
	Dodjie Omega	Aksyon Demokratiko	28,468	3.03
	Tikboy Mañago	People's Reform Party	23,979	2.55
	Nelly Navales	Aksyon Demokratiko	23,876	2.54
	Jose Renante Terre	Independent	17,960	1.91
	Tata Boaquin	Independent	5,523	0.59
	Joey Cordero	Independent	3,764	0.40
	Cecilio Taboada	Independent	2,851	0.30
Total			940,165	100.00
Total votes			128,341	–
Registered voters/turnout			143,686	89.32
Source: Commission on Elections[22][4]

Samar

Governor

Incumbent Governor Reynolds Michael Tan of the Nacionalista Party ran for the House of Representatives in Samar's 2nd legislative district. He became governor on November 30, 2019, after Milagrosa Tan died.

The Nacionalista Party nominated Tan's sister, representative Sharee Ann Tan, who won the election against Santa Margarita mayor Gemma Zosa (National Unity Party) and two other candidates.^[7][23]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sharee Ann Tan	Nacionalista Party	293,557	62.27
	Gemma Zosa	National Unity Party	173,457	36.79
	Ronald Paldez	Independent	2,847	0.60
	Billy Golden	Independent	1,600	0.34
Total			471,461	100.00
Total votes			511,268	–
Registered voters/turnout			597,290	85.60
	Nacionalista Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[24][4]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Angelica Gomez of the Liberal Party ran for the Samar Provincial Board in the 1st provincial district. She became vice governor on November 30, 2019, after Reynolds Michael Tan became governor upon Milagrosa Tan's death.

The Liberal Party nominated Catbalogan councilor Alma Uy-Lampasa, who was defeated by Arnold Tan (Nacionalista Party).^[7][23]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Arnold Tan	Nacionalista Party	277,561	63.44
	Alma Uy-Lampasa	Liberal Party	159,964	36.56
Total			437,525	100.00
Total votes			511,268	–
Registered voters/turnout			597,290	85.60
	Nacionalista Party gain from Liberal
Source: Commission on Elections[24][4]

Provincial Board

The Samar Provincial Board consists of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

The Nacionalista Party won 10 seats, gaining a majority in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	1,175,326	65.19	10	+10
	Liberal Party	301,271	16.71	0	–5
	National Unity Party	142,664	7.91	0	New
	Aksyon Demokratiko	70,995	3.94	0	New
	Independent	112,735	6.25	0	0
Total		1,802,991	100.00	10	0
Total votes		511,268	–
Registered voters/turnout		597,290	85.60

1st district

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

10 candidates were included in the ballot.^[23]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alan Diomangay	Nacionalista Party	123,899	12.63
	Edward Clemens	Nacionalista Party	123,292	12.57
	Milay Olaje	Nacionalista Party	121,195	12.36
	Lydia de los Reyes	Nacionalista Party	117,500	11.98
	Anecio Guades	Nacionalista Party	115,238	11.75
	Angelica Gomez	Liberal Party	82,167	8.38
	Julius Mancol (incumbent)	Liberal Party	78,551	8.01
	Ina Rabuya (incumbent)	Liberal Party	77,275	7.88
	Alex Gelera	Aksyon Demokratiko	70,995	7.24
	Fred Serrano (incumbent)	National Unity Party	70,659	7.20
Total			980,771	100.00
Total votes			232,253	–
Registered voters/turnout			260,534	89.14
Source: Commission on Elections[24][4]

2nd district

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

12 candidates were included in the ballot.^[25]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fe Arcales (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	129,397	15.74
	Bebot Nacario (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	125,459	15.26
	Bembot Bermejo	Nacionalista Party	121,211	14.74
	Elpa Estorninos-de Jesus	Nacionalista Party	100,848	12.27
	Neng Neng Sabenecio	Nacionalista Party	97,287	11.83
	Joyce Lim	Independent	76,831	9.34
	Buboy Torres	National Unity Party	36,628	4.45
	Edgar Navales	National Unity Party	35,377	4.30
	Joecal Calderon	Liberal Party	34,485	4.19
	Iyang Mejes	Liberal Party	28,793	3.50
	Jason Ty	Independent	20,425	2.48
	Edwin Panican	Independent	15,479	1.88
Total			822,220	100.00
Total votes			279,015	–
Registered voters/turnout			336,756	82.85
Source: Commission on Elections[24][4]

Southern Leyte

Governor

Incumbent Governor Damian Mercado of PDP–Laban won re-election for a third term unopposed.^[26][1][27]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Damian Mercado (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	167,859	100.00
Total			167,859	100.00
Total votes			254,159	–
Registered voters/turnout			293,635	86.56
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[28][4]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Christopherson Yap of PDP–Laban ran for the House of Representatives in Southern Leyte's 2nd legislative district.

PDP–Laban nominated Milai Mercado, sister of Governor Damian Mercado, who won the election unopposed.^[26][1][27]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Milai Mercado	PDP–Laban	167,859	100.00
Total			167,859	100.00
Total votes			254,159	–
Registered voters/turnout			293,635	86.56
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections[28][4]

Provincial Board

The Southern Leyte Provincial Board is composed of 10 board members, eight of whom are elected.

PDP–Laban won eight seats, maintaining its majority in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	PDP–Laban	399,559	73.00	8	+1
	Liberal Party	49,182	8.99	0	0
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	37,842	6.91	0	New
	Lakas–CMD	23,054	4.21	0	–1
	Independent	37,672	6.88	0	0
Total		547,309	100.00	8	0
Total votes		254,159	–
Registered voters/turnout		293,635	86.56

1st district

Southern Leyte's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Southern Leyte's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Six candidates were included in the ballot.^[27]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Fe Edillo (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	54,093	22.01
	Jojo Maraon	PDP–Laban	50,731	20.64
	Boy Rojas (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	45,950	18.69
	Pete Fustanes (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	39,187	15.94
	Ty Duarte	Liberal Party	20,840	8.48
	Rey Catarman	Lakas–CMD	17,412	7.08
	Oscar Camus	Liberal Party	6,388	2.60
	Onie Maningo	Lakas–CMD	5,642	2.30
	Jimmy Mindanao	Independent	5,559	2.26
Total			245,802	100.00
Total votes			116,426	–
Registered voters/turnout			133,753	87.05
Source: Commission on Elections[28][4]

2nd district

Southern Leyte's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Southern Leyte's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Seven candidates were included in the ballot.^[29]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nap Regis (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	60,015	19.91
	Myra Rentuza (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	57,867	19.19
	Rolan Bacoy (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	50,385	16.71
	Boy Mortera	PDP–Laban	41,331	13.71
	Edmundo Villa	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	37,842	12.55
	Nazario Amper	Independent	24,115	8.00
	Pol Baclayon	Liberal Party	12,813	4.25
	Romulo Bautista	Liberal Party	9,141	3.03
	Berting Lariba	Independent	7,998	2.65
Total			301,507	100.00
Total votes			137,733	–
Registered voters/turnout			159,882	86.15
Source: Commission on Elections[28][4]

Tacloban

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Alfred Romualdez of the Nacionalista Party ran for a second term.

Romualdez won re-election against Tacloban vice mayor Sambo Yaokasin (Independent) and Quintin Nilo Ayuste (Independent).^[30]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alfred Romualdez (incumbent)	Nacionalista	63,976	54.42
	Sambo Yaokasin	Independent	53,289	45.33
	Quintin Nilo Ayuste	Independent	303	0.26
Total			117,568	100.00
Total votes			123,120	–
Registered voters/turnout			143,562	85.76
	Nacionalista Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[31][4]

Vice Mayor

Term-limited incumbent Vice Mayor Sambo Yaokasin ran for mayor of Tacloban as an independent.

Yaokasin endorsed Edwin Chua (Aksyon Demokratiko), who won the election against Mayor Alfred Romualdez' son, Raymund Romualdez (Nacionalista Party).^[30]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Edwin Chua	Aksyon Demokratiko	56,478	51.64
	Raymund Romualdez	Nacionalista Party	52,887	48.36
Total			109,365	100.00
Total votes			123,120	–
Registered voters/turnout			143,562	85.76
	Aksyon Demokratiko gain from Independent
Source: Commission on Elections[31][4]

City Council

The Tacloban City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.

26 candidates were included in the ballot.^[30]

The Nacionalista Party won six seats, remaining as the largest party in the city council.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	359,289	46.21	6	+2
	Aksyon Demokratiko	102,711	13.21	2	New
	Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	96,029	12.35	1	New
	Tingog Sinirangan	46,387	5.97	1	New
	Liberal Party	37,869	4.87	0	–1
	Independent	135,219	17.39	0	–2
Total		777,504	100.00	10	0
Total votes		123,120	–
Registered voters/turnout		143,562	85.76

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jerry Uy	Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	60,477	7.78
	Edward Frederick Chua	Aksyon Demokratiko	60,065	7.73
	Elvie Casal (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	59,015	7.59
	Edson Malaki	Nacionalista Party	52,546	6.76
	Aimee Grafil (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	49,276	6.34
	Leo Bahin (incumbent)	Tingog	46,387	5.97
	Yanyan Granados (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	46,338	5.96
	Tata Granados	Nacionalista Party	45,696	5.88
	Chris Esperas	Nacionalista Party	42,924	5.52
	Rachelle Erica Pineda (incumbent)	Aksyon Demokratiko	42,646	5.48
	Marvin Modelo	Nacionalista Party	38,016	4.89
	Lucky Bagulaya	Liberal Party	37,869	4.87
	Neil Glova	Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	35,552	4.57
	Abet Eviota	Independent	32,870	4.23
	Larry Portillo	Independent	31,755	4.08
	Manix Marta	Nacionalista Party	25,478	3.28
	Jimmy Laurente	Independent	19,940	2.56
	Pax Condalor	Independent	18,152	2.33
	Bomboy Lledo	Independent	9,029	1.16
	Renato Sipaco	Independent	5,113	0.66
	Jerry Borja	Independent	4,315	0.55
	Adrian Banzon	Independent	3,403	0.44
	Ricardo Pantoja	Independent	3,157	0.41
	Luther Loreno	Independent	2,969	0.38
	Tito Ayes	Independent	2,375	0.31
	Ervin Camenting	Independent	2,141	0.28
Total			777,504	100.00
Total votes			123,120	–
Registered voters/turnout			143,562	85.76
Source: Commission on Elections[31][4]