2022 Santa Cruz local elections
Local elections were held in Santa Cruz on Monday, May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a governor, a vice-governor and a representative for the province's fourth congressional district in the House of Representatives.[1][2]
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Background
In 2019 elections Edgar San Luis run as Mayor of Santa Cruz under the Nacionalista Party to succeed incumbent and term-limited Domingo Panganiban who wad running for Vice-Mayor. San Luis later won against to then incumbent Laguna Board member Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao of PDP–Laban and to former incumbent Mayor Ariel Magcalas of KDP.
Incumbent Mayor Edgar San Luis is running for reelection under the Aksyon Demokratiko he facing Laguna's 4th District Benjamin Agarao Jr. of PDP–Laban.
During the campaign period of the 2022 election, Incumbent Mayor of Manila Isko Moreno endorsed Edgar San Luis and Louis de Leon and former Senator (later President) Bongbong Marcos endorsed Benjamin Agarao Jr. and Laarni Malibiran.
Tickets
Administration coalition
| # | Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Mayor | ||||
| 2. | Edgar San Luis | Aksyon | Won | |
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| 1. | Louis de Leon | Aksyon | Lost | |
| For Councilor | ||||
| 4. | Efren Diaz | Aksyon | Lost | |
| 6. | Querubin Gabinete | Aksyon | Lost | |
| 8. | Angelito Joven | Aksyon | Lost | |
| 13. | Lucena Odejar | Aksyon | Won | |
| 14. | Alan Pamatmat | Aksyon | Won | |
| 15. | Ambiel Panganiban | Aksyon | Won | |
| 18. | Ramon Tan | Aksyon | Lost | |
| 19. | Norman Tolentino | Aksyon | Won | |
Primary opposition coalition
| # | Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Mayor | ||||
| 1. | Benjamin Agarao Jr. | PDP–Laban | Lost | |
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| None[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| For Councilor | ||||
| 1. | Lea Almarves | PDP–Laban | Won | |
| 2. | Frederick Ambrocio | PDP–Laban | Lost | |
| 3. | Esmeraldo de las Armas Jr. | PDP–Laban | Won | |
| 5. | Renato Ernas | PDP–Laban | Lost | |
| 7. | Demmer Halili | PDP–Laban | Lost | |
| 10. | Rizaldy Kalaw | PDP–Laban | Won | |
| 12. | Mia Martinez | PDP–Laban | Lost | |
| 16. | Serafin San Juan Jr. | PDP–Laban | Lost | |
Other coalitions and parties
| # | Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| 2. | Laarni Malibiran | Abag-Promdi | Won | |
| For Councilor | ||||
| 9. | Mark Anthony Joven | Abag-Promdi | Won | |
| # | Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Councilor | ||||
| 11. | Romonito Lauta | Independent | Lost | |
| 17. | Percy San Miguel | Independent | Lost | |
Results
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.[3]
Mayor
Incumbent Edgar San Luis is running for reelection under Aksyon Demokratiko his main opponent is Incumbent Laguna's 4th District Representative Benjamin Agarao Jr. of PDP–Laban.
| 2022 Santa Cruz mayoralty election | |||||||
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| # | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1. | Edgar San Luis Sr. (Incumbent) | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 33,062 | 50.97 | ||
| 2. | Benjamin Agarao Jr. | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 31,809 | 49.03 | ||
| Valid ballots | 64,871 | 81.15 | |||||
| Margin of victory | 1,253 | 1.94 | |||||
| Invalid or blank ballots | 15,067 | 18.85 | |||||
| Total votes | 79,938 | 100.00 | |||||
| Aksyon hold | |||||||
Vice Mayor
Incumbent Laarni Malibiran is running for reelection her main opponent is Incumbent Councilor and her predecessor Louis de Leon.
| 2022 Santa Cruz vice mayoralty election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1. | Laarni Malibiran (Incumbent) | Agarao Never Stop | PROMDI | 37,099 | 59.74 | ||
| 2. | Louis de Leon | Serbisyon Tama | Aksyon | 24,997 | 40.26 | ||
| Valid ballots | 62,096 | 77.68 | |||||
| Margin of victory | 12,102 | 19.48 | |||||
| Invalid or blank ballots | 17,842 | 22.32 | |||||
| Total votes | 79,938 | 100.00 | |||||
| PROMDI hold | |||||||
Sangguniang Bayan
Election is via plurality-at-large voting: A voter votes for up to eight candidates, then the eight candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksyon Demokratiko | 203,491 | 48.95 | 4 | |||
| PDP–Laban | 177,137 | 42.61 | 3 | |||
| PROMDI | 25,087 | 6.03 | 1 | |||
| Independent | 9,981 | 2.04 | 0 | |||
| Ex officio seats | 2 | |||||
| Total votes | 415,696 | 100.00 | 10 | |||
| 2022 Santa Cruz sangguniang bayan election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1. | Ambiel John Panganiban (Incumbent) | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 34,775 | 8.37 | ||
| 2. | Lea Almarves (Incumbent) | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 29,711 | 7.15 | ||
| 3. | Norman Tolentino | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 27,828 | 6.69 | ||
| 4. | Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 26,911 | 6.47 | ||
| 5. | Pasirit Kalaw | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 26,626 | 6.41 | ||
| 6. | Mark Anthony Joven (Incumbent) | PROMDI | 25,087 | 6.03 | |||
| 7. | Lucena Odejar (Incumbent) | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 25,087 | 6.03 | ||
| 8. | Alan Pamatmat (Incumbent) | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 24,667 | 5.93 | ||
| 9. | Efren Diaz (Incumbent) | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 24,322 | 5.85 | ||
| 10. | Angelito Joven | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 22,537 | 5.42 | ||
| 11. | Ramon Tan (Incumbent) | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 22,179 | 5.34 | ||
| 12. | Querubin Gabinete | Serbisyong Tama | Aksyon | 22,096 | 5.32 | ||
| 13. | Serafin San Juan Jr. | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 21,494 | 5.17 | ||
| 14. | Mia Martinez–Mancio | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 21,145 | 5.09 | ||
| 15. | Demmer Halili | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 18,990 | 4.57 | ||
| 16. | Frederick Ambrosio | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 16,543 | 3.98 | ||
| 17. | Renato Ernas | Agarao Never Stop | PDP–Laban | 15,717 | 3.78 | ||
| 18. | Percy San Miguel | Independent | 8,522 | 2.05 | |||
| 19. | Ramonito Lauta | Independent | 1,459 | 0.35 | |||
| Valid ballots | 415,696 | 65.00 | |||||
| Invalid or blank ballots | 223,808 | 35.00 | |||||
| Total votes | 639,504 | 100.00 | |||||
Notes
- Supporting guest candidate Laarni Malibiran of (PROMDI) see below.
References
- "LIST: Who is running in Laguna in the 2022 Philippine elections?". Rappler. September 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- "Tentative Lists of Aspirants/Candidates". COMELEC. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- "2022 NLE". COMELEC, DICT, Smartmatic. May 9, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.