# 2022 Bacolod local elections

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.
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. He will be challenged by former Negros Occidental 3rd district representative Albee Benitez.
Incumbent Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran will also run for reelection. He will face incumbent councilors Caesar Distrito and Wilson Gamboa Jr.
Representative Greg Gasataya will run for his third term. 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.

## 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Albee Benitez | 171,893 | 61.54 |
| | Nacionalista | Evelio Leonardia | 107,447 | 38.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 279,340 | 100.00 |
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### Vice Mayor

Bacolod Vice Mayoralty election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nacionalista | El Cid Familiaran | 128,893 | 48.79 |
| | PDP–Laban | Caesar Distrito | 103,236 | 39.08 |
| | Independent | Wilson Gamboa Jr. | 32,033 | 12.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 264,162 | 100.00 |
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## District Representative election

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the Lone District of Bacolod :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Greg Gasataya | 185,470 | 69.14 |
| | Independent | Daniel Atayde | 80,591 | 30.04 |
| | PDDS | Nonong San Miguel | 850 | 0.32 |
| | Independent | Romy Gustilo | 738 | 0.28 |
| | Independent | Wilfredo David | 618 | 0.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 268,267 | 100.00 |
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## 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 :
| Name | Party |
| 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 :
| Name | Party |
| Simplicia Distrito | PDP–Laban |
| Al Victor Espino | NPC |
| Bart Orola | PDP–Laban |
| Pao Sy | NPC |
| Homer Bais | PDP–Laban |
| Sonya Verdeflor | UNegA |
| 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Jude Thaddeus Sayson | 134,625 | 46.39 |
| | Nacionalista | Israel Salanga | 123,237 | 42.47 |
| | Nacionalista | Cindy Rojas | 122,629 | 42.26 |
| | Nacionalista | Em Ang | 116,953 | 40.30 |
| | NPC | Al Espino | 115,197 | 39.70 |
| | PDP–Laban | Vladimir Gonzalez | 113,745 | 38.99 |
| | Nacionalista | Renecito Novero | 113,046 | 38.95 |
| | Lakas | Jason Villarosa | 111,027 | 38.26 |
| | PROMDI | Kalaw Puentevella | 108,950 | 37.54 |
| | PDP–Laban | Simplicia Distrito | 107,030 | 36.88 |
| | Independent | Celia Flor | 103,768 | 35.76 |
| | NPC | Pao Sy | 98,978 | 34.11 |
| | PROMDI | Archie Baribar | 94,445 | 32.54 |
| | PDP–Laban | Bart Orola | 94,230 | 32.47 |
| | PDP–Laban | Homer Bais | 94,030 | 32.40 |
| | Nacionalista | Dindo Ramos | 94,026 | 32.40 |
| | PDP–Laban | Patrick Lacson | 91,261 | 31.45 |
| | UNegA | Sonya Verdeflor | 87,873 | 30.28 |
| | Nacionalista | Carlos Jose Lopez | 83,226 | 28.68 |
| | NPC | Marlon Solidum | 81,793 | 28.18 |
| | Nacionalista | Chris Sorongon | 81,548 | 28.10 |
| | Nacionalista | Cash Montalvo | 70,472 | 24.28 |
| | Aksyon | Ricardo Tan | 68,915 | 23.75 |
| | Nacionalista | Ed Guillem | 65,300 | 22.50 |
| | Nacionalista | Jonathan Diaz Jr. | 54,644 | 18.83 |
| | NPC | Mark Steven Mayo | 38,348 | 13.21 |
| | Independent | Cesar Beloria Jr. | 28,855 | 9.94 |
| | Independent | Rico Villafuerte | 20,075 | 6.92 |
| | PPM | Eduardo Padios | 19,249 | 6.63 |
| | Independent | Alan Arroyo | 15,264 | 5.26 |
| | Independent | Christian Weber | 12,523 | 4.32 |
| | Independent | Bong Hermosura | 10,917 | 3.76 |
| | PRP | Lorenzo Ruben Contreras | 10,458 | 3.60 |
| | Independent | Vic Gico | 8,373 | 2.89 |
| | Independent | Jiffy Jauod | 7,096 | 2.45 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Ian Belario | 6,878 | 2.37 |
| | Independent | Fermin Nacionales | 5,986 | 2.06 |
| | Independent | Joel Aujero | 5,207 | 1.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,619,587 | 100.00 |
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