2019 Majayjay local elections

2019 Majayjay local elections

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Mayoral election
Candidate Carlo Invinzor Clado Eulogio Wilson Amorado Party PDP–Laban Nacionalista Alliance Dos por Dos AmorTilla Running mate Edison Reyes Lauro Mentilla Popular vote 8,030 7,328 Percentage 52.29 47.71
Mayor before election Carlo Invinzor Clado NPC Elected mayor Carlo Invinzor Clado PDP–Laban
Vice Mayoral election
Candidate Lauro Mentilla Edison Reyes Party Nacionalista PDP–Laban Alliance AmorTilla Dos por Dos Popular vote 7,735 7,221 Percentage 51.72 48.28
Vice Mayor before election Eulogio Wilson Amorado Liberal Elected Vice Mayor Lauro Mentilla Nacionalista
Municipal Council election
8 of 10 seats in the Majayjay Municipal Council. 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   PDPLBN NP IND Party PDP–Laban Nacionalista Independent Alliance Dos for Dos AmorTilla Last election 0 seat, 10.57% 0 seat, 8.39% 1 seat, 11.14% Seats won 6 2 0 Seat change 6 2 1 Popular vote 53,688 42,375 2,888 Percentage 54.26 42.82 2.92

Local elections were held in Majayjay on Monday, May 13, 2019, as a part of the 2019 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 to the House of Representatives. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2019, for a three-year-long term. 15,648 of 19,320 registered voters voted in this election.^[1]

As the Mayor, Vice Mayor and the Members of the Municipal Council are elected on the same Ballot, Mayoral candidates may present or endorse a slate of candidates. These Slates usually run with their respective Mayoral and Vice Mayoral candidates along with the other members of their slate. A group of candidates Independent of any Mayoral or Vice Mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves.^[2]

The incumbent Mayor is Carlo Invinzor Clado, who was elected in 2016 election with 27.15% (3,848 votes) of the total votes counted.^[3]

Clado is running for his second consecutive term. He run under the banner of the PDP–Laban, his sole opponent is the incumbent Vice Mayor Eulogio Wilson Amorado, running under the Nacionalista Party.

Incumbent Mayor Clado won via slim-margin. Clado garnered 52.29% of the total votes counted over Amorado's 47.71%.^[1]

The incumbent Vice Mayor is Eulogio Wilson Amorado who was elected in 2016 election with 40.13% (5,446 votes) of the total votes counted.^[3]

Amorado is not running for a second term, and instead running for Mayor. His Party nominated, former Vice Mayor Lauro Mentilla, running under the Nacionalista Party. His sole opponent is incumbent Councilor Edison Reyes, running under PDP–Laban. Reyes is the running-mate of the incumbent Mayor Clado.

Mentilla win his comeback in politics, winning in a slim-margin over Reyes. Mentilla garnered 51.72% of the total votes counted over Reyes' 48.28%.^[1]

The Majayjay Municipal Council is composed of eight Councilor's, elected to serve three-year term. The election for the council is done via multiple non-transferable vote in which a voter has eight votes to distribute to eight different candidates. The eight candidates with the most votes will be elected to the council.^[1][4]

• Note: All incumbents are marked in Italics.