# 2019 Baguio local elections

Local elections were held in Baguio on Monday, May 13, 2019, as a part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters elected candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the twelve councilors
Retired police general Benjamin Magalong won the mayoralty race, beating outgoing vice mayor Edison Bilog, while outgoing mayor Mauricio Domogan lost to incumbent representative Mark Go, marking the first defeat in his political career.
There are a total of 113,899 people who voted out of the 164,125 registered voters.

## Mayoral and Vice Mayoral elections
### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Mauricio Domogan is ineligible to run for a fourth term. He ran for the lone congressional seat.
Baguio mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Benjamin Magalong | 41,482 | 37.29 |
| | PDP–Laban | Edison Bilog | 22,670 | 20.38 |
| | UNA | Edgar Avila | 17,360 | 15.61 |
| | Liberal | Jose Molintas | 13,562 | 12.19 |
| | PFP | Leandro Yangot Jr. | 12,635 | 11.36 |
| | Lakas | Tony Boy Tabora | 2,805 | 2.52 |
| | Independent | Benny Alhambra | 378 | 0.34 |
| | Independent | Labio Calingayan | 281 | 0.25 |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Pinic | 65 | 0.06 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 111,238 | 97.66 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 2,661 | 2.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,899 | 100.00 |
| | NPC gain from UNA | NPC gain from UNA | NPC gain from UNA | NPC gain from UNA |

### Vice Mayor

Incumbent vice mayor Edison Bilog is not term-limited but is running for City Mayor.
Baguio vice mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Faustino Olowan | 40,224 | 37.28 |
| | PFP | Michael Lawana | 24,142 | 22.37 |
| | Independent | Peter Fianza | 19,585 | 18.15 |
| | UNA | Elmer Datuin | 18,617 | 17.25 |
| | Liberal | Rene Cortes | 4,549 | 4.22 |
| | Independent | Felizardo Garcia | 785 | 0.73 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 107,902 | 94.73 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,997 | 5.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,899 | 100.00 |
| | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold |

## District representative

Incumbent Representative Mark Go is running for a second term.
2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Lone District of Baguio :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nacionalista | Mark Go | 58,603 | 52.65 |
| | UNA | Mauricio Domogan | 30,443 | 27.35 |
| | Liberal | Nicasio Aliping Jr. | 17,134 | 15.39 |
| | Lakas | Peter Rey Bautista | 4,447 | 3.99 |
| | PDDS | Rafael Wasan | 689 | 0.62 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 111,316 | 97.73 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 2,583 | 2.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,316 | 100.00 |
| | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold |

## City Council

The 12 of 14 members of the Baguio City Council are elected at-large via multiple non-transferable vote, where each voter has 12 votes, and can vote up to 12 candidates. The 12 candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.
The other 2 members are elected in indirect elections from the results of barangay elections.
| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Liberal Party | 3 |
| | Nacionalista Party | 1 |
| | National Unity Party | 1 |
| | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan | 2 |
| | United Nationalist Alliance | 5 |
| Ex officio seats | Ex officio seats | 2 |
| Total | Total | 14 |
Here is a list of candidates.
Baguio City Council Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Joel Alangsab | 51,323 | 45.06 |
| | UNA | Benny Bomogao | 50,577 | 44.41 |
| | UNA | Betty Lourdes Tabanda | 48,826 | 42.87 |
| | PDP–Laban | Elaine Sembrano | 47,150 | 41.40 |
| | Liberal | Maria Mylen Victoria Yaranon | 47,054 | 41.31 |
| | Liberal | Isabelo Cosalan Jr. | 47,050 | 41.31 |
| | UNA | Francisco Roberto Ortega | 44,018 | 38.65 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Allad-iw | 42,022 | 36.89 |
| | UNA | Vladimir Cayabas | 41,291 | 36.25 |
| | NUP | Fred Bagbagen | 38,048 | 33.41 |
| | UNA | Lilia Fariñas | 37,013 | 32.50 |
| | Nacionalista | Philian Louise Allan Weygan | 32,368 | 28.42 |
| | UNA | Villamor Bumanglag | 31,193 | 27.39 |
| | NPC | Jonathan Vergara | 30,672 | 26.93 |
| | UNA | Ryan Dale Mangusan | 30,033 | 26.37 |
| | Nacionalista | Grace Mayos | 28,753 | 25.24 |
| | Liberal | Richard Cariño | 27,967 | 24.55 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Perez | 24,273 | 21.31 |
| | UNA | Esteban Somngi | 20,964 | 18.41 |
| | UNA | Marvin Yang-Ed | 20,286 | 17.81 |
| | PDP–Laban | John Glenn Gaerlan | 19,671 | 17.27 |
| | PFP | Gueliro Sugano | 17,546 | 15.40 |
| | UNA | Christian Villareal | 17,270 | 15.16 |
| | PDP–Laban | Zosimo Abratique | 17,266 | 15.16 |
| | PDP–Laban | Thomas Dumalti | 16,130 | 14.16 |
| | Nacionalista | Ricardo Bagalawis | 14,967 | 13.14 |
| | PDP–Laban | Angeline Pamela Cariño | 14,925 | 13.10 |
| | UNA | Basilio Binay-An | 12,376 | 10.87 |
| | Nacionalista | Edgar Allan Beltran | 11,578 | 10.17 |
| | Independent | Marvin Herrera | 11,226 | 9.86 |
| | PDP–Laban | Erickson Ferrer | 10,938 | 9.60 |
| | UNA | Connie Tongawan | 10,043 | 8.82 |
| | NPC | Teodorico Tan | 9,346 | 8.21 |
| | Liberal | Victor Jimenez | 9,277 | 8.14 |
| | PFP | Nicanor Nialla | 8,856 | 7.54 |
| | PFP | Mario De Los Reyes | 8,486 | 7.45 |
| | PFP | Florentino Fariñas | 8,352 | 7.33 |
| | PFP | Caesar Malicdan | 7,764 | 6.82 |
| | Liberal | Antolen Mascariñas | 6,983 | 6.13 |
| | PFP | Gitwa Carpio | 6,647 | 5.84 |
| | PFP | Robin Coteng | 6,490 | 5.70 |
| | PDP–Laban | Gerry Uy | 6,338 | 5.56 |
| | Lakas | Aurora Alambra | 6,179 | 5.42 |
| | PFP | Freneil Reyes | 5,695 | 5.00 |
| | CDP | Guillermo Hernandez | 4,458 | 3.91 |
| | Independent | Lalaine Estolas | 3,747 | 3.29 |
| | Independent | Philip Canuto | 3,499 | 3.07 |
| | Independent | Edilberto Gapuz | 3,159 | 2.77 |
| | PFP | Bernardo Romulo Ellamil | 3,095 | 2.72 |
| | Independent | Jan Henric Liquete | 2,903 | 2.55 |
| | Independent | Gordon Monserrate | 2,219 | 1.95 |
| | PFP | Amy Mondero | 1,991 | 1.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,899 | 100.00 |