Local elections were held in the province of Bohol on May 10, 2010, as part of the 2010 general election. Voters elected candidates for all local positions: a city or town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, three to four members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor, and representatives for the three district of Bohol. Bohol had posted an approximate total of 736,468 eligible voters based on the latest count after the deadline set on October 31, 2009, compared to a total of 695,445 voters in the 2007 election.[1] A total of 610,494, or 82.89%, cast their votes during the election day.
The administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD bets for the top provincial posts made a sweeping victory in all the three congressional districts as the first automated elections drew the final results.[2]Edgardo Chatto and his running mate, former provincial board member Concepcion Lim, won with a remarkable margins over rivals. The three congressional seats in the province were also won by Lakas-Kampi-CMD candidates, namely former Gov. Rene Relampagos for the first district, Gov. Erico Aumentado for the second district and former Department of Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap for the third district.[3]
Results
The candidates for governor and vice governor with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[4] They are voted separately, and therefore may be from different parties when elected.
Gubernatorial election results
Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 610,494.
Roberto Cajes was the incumbent, but ineligible for re-election since he was already in his third consecutive term. Lakas-Kampi-CMD initially nominated Erico B. Aumentado as their candidate, but Aumentado was expelled from the party because of his alleged association with Manny Villar, the presidential nominee of the rival Nacionalista Party. Lakas-Kampi-CMD then sent a certificate of nomination to incumbent congressman Cajes' wife Judith.[6]
Adam Relson Jala (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) was the incumbent but decided not to run for a second term. Instead, he ran for provincial vice governorship but then dropped his candidacy to support his uncle, Elpidio Jala, who was also running for vice governor. Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Yap ran unopposed, the only cabinet official not facing opposition.[7]
Philippine House of Representatives election at Bohol's 3rd district
Both the 1st and 2nd District of Bohol elected three Sangguniang Panlalawigan, or provincial board members. The 3rd District, with the highest population, elected four board members. The candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats allocated for each district, with the number of winning candidates per district equal to the number of seats that district sends to the provincial legislature.
All municipalities of Bohol and Tagbilaran City elected mayors and vice-mayors in this election. The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes won seats, and were voted separately. Therefore, they may belong to different parties when elected. Below is the list of mayoralty candidates of each city and municipalities for each district.[8] Out of 47 towns and one city, Tagbilaran City, 22 mayors were reelected to their position and 26 were elected as new mayors. There were 37 male and 11 females elected as city or town executive. On the other hand, 34 were elected as new vice mayors and 14 incumbents were reelected. The new vice mayors included six incumbent mayors who slid down and won.[9]
The total number of voters was 40,690. Defeated vice mayor Jose Antonio Veloso filed a protest at the Commission on Elections in Manila against re-elected Mayor Dan Neri Lim after claiming that there were irregularities in the May 10 polls.[10] Lim won in all 15 barangays of the city including Booy, also the home barangay of Veloso. Nuevas Tirol-Montes was also reelected as vice mayor.
The total number of voters was 16,024. Incumbent mayor Sulpicio Yu Jr. was reelected as town mayor together with his brother Nelson Yu, who also won as vice-mayor over their rivals.
The total number of voters was 21,861. Incumbent mayor Luna Piezas lost to William Jao by 16.9% of votes. However, Piezas said he will file a formal complaint before the local courts for alleged election fraud last May 10 polls. Piezas claimed he was a victim of a "pre-programmed compact flash card" which manipulated the results of the local elections in his hometown.[11] William Jao became the newly elected mayor while Virgilio Fortich was reelected was vice mayor.
The total number of voters was 15,064. Incumbent mayor Sergio Amora Jr. was reelected as town mayor under Lakas-Kampi-CMD. While, his brother Rey Amora, an Independent also won as vice mayor.
