Bohol local elections were held on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Registered voters elected leaders for local positions: the governor, vice-governor, as well as three to four members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and three representatives for the three districts of Bohol, city or town mayor, vice mayor and councilors.
Based on the COMELEC's data, the province 2022 voting population is 949,791; increased by 5.69%, equivalent to 51,109 additional electorate from the 2019 elections voter count of 898,682, making Bohol the 20th vote-rich province in the country.
42 candidates submitted certificates of candidacy (COC) between October 1 and 8, 2021, for a total of 15 provincial and congressional seats.
On May 10, 2022, the Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed Abante Bohol tandem Erico Aristotle Aumentado and Dionisio Victor Balite as the newly elected governor and vice-governor of Bohol respectively.
Provincial elections Governor Electorate (2022): 949,791 (1,723 election returns) Turnout (2022): 837,470 (88.17%) Last termer congressman Aris Aumentado won via landslide against the incumbent governor Arthur C. Yap.
Died on March 12, 2022 and cannot be substituted since she ran as Independent.
Vice-Governor
Electorate (2022): 949,791 (1,723 election returns) Turnout (2022): 837,470 (88.17%) Senior board member Dionisio Victor Balite won against the incumbent Rene Relampagos.
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.
1st District Electorate (2022): 316,471 (560 election returns) Turnout (2022): 280,232 (88.51%)
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Substituted Dalia Melda Tirol-Magno (NPC), who withdrew her candidacy on November 9, 2021. .
2nd District Electorate (2022): 312,434 (553 election returns) Turnout (2022): 275,219 (88.06%)
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Substituted Jesseril Intina (PDP-Laban). .
3rd District Electorate (2022): 320,786 (610 election returns) Turnout (2022): 282,019 (87.91%)
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Substituted Stefan Lee Cagulada (NPC)
Congressional elections Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.
1st District City: Tagbilaran City Municipality: Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Catigbian, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sikatuna, Tubigon Population (2020): 470,599 Electorate (2022): 316,471 (560 election returns) Turnout (2022): 280,232 (88.55%) Incumbent Edgar Chatto was reelected.
2nd District City: none Municipality: Bien Unido, Buenavista, Clarin, Dagohoy, Danao, Getafe, Inabanga, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Sagbayan, San Isidro, San Miguel, Talibon, Trinidad, Ubay Population (2020): 471,025 Electorate (2022): 312,534 (553 election returns) Turnout (2022): 275,219 (88.06%) Erico Aristotle Aumentado was term limited. He ran for governor and won. His wife, Maria Vanessa Cadorna-Aumentado, became the first congresswoman ever elected in the Bohol's 2nd District, and third congresswoman elected in the province after Venice Borja-Agana in 1987 and Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor in 2019.
3rd District City: none Municipality: Alicia, Anda, Batuan, Bilar, Candijay, Carmen, Dimiao, Duero, Garcia Hernandez, Guindulman, Jagna, Lila, Loay, Loboc, Mabini, Pilar, Sevilla, Sierra Bullones, Valencia Population (2020): 452,705 Electorate (2022): 320,786 (610 election returns) Turnout (2022): 282,019 (87.91%) Incumbent Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor was reelected.
City and municipal elections All municipalities of Bohol and Tagbilaran City elected mayors, vice-mayors and councilors this election. The mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.
First District Alburquerque Electorate (2022): 7,775 (13 election returns) Turnout (2022): 6,997 (89.99%) Incumbent mayor Don Ritchie Buates was reelected, while incumbent vice-mayor Jet Jose Ugduracion Jr. failed on his reelection bid.
Antequera Electorate (2022): 10,139 (23 election returns) Turnout (2022): 9,273 (91.46%) Incumbent vice-mayor Jose Mario Pahang won against incumbent mayor Lilioso Nunag.
Baclayon Electorate (2022): 14,180 (26 election returns) Turnout (2022): 12,532 (88.38%) Incumbents Benecio Uy and Romulo Balangkig were reelected.
: Substituted Ma. Judith Israel
Balilihan Electorate (2022): 14,669 (32 election returns) Turnout (2022): 13,429 (91.55%) Incumbent mayor Pureza Chatto was reelected against incumbent vice-mayor Adonis Roy Olalo.
Calape Electorate (2022): 22,819 (45 election returns) Turnout (2022): 20,150 (88.30%) Former vice-governor Julius Caesar Herrera won against incumbent mayor Nelson Yu. Yu's brother incumbent vice-mayor Sulpicio Yu Jr. was reelected.
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Catigbian Electorate (2022): 16,269 (30 election returns) Turnout (2022): 14,558 (89.48%) Incumbents Elizabeth Mandin-Pace and Esteban Angilan Jr. were reelected.
Corella Electorate (2022): 6,084 (11 election returns) Turnout (2022): 5,562 (91.42%) Juan Manuel Lim defeated incumbent mayor Hilario Tocmo. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Ma. Asuncion Banal-Daquio was term-limited.
Cortes Electorate (2022): 11,748 (22 election returns) Turnout (2022): 10,595 (90.19%) Incumbent mayor Lynn Iven Lim was reelected while incumbent vice-mayor Leo Pabutoy failed on his reelection bid.
Dauis Electorate (2022): 31,781 (47 election returns) Turnout (2022): 27,908 (87.81%) Incumbents Marietta Tocmo-Sumaylo and Luciano Bongalos were term limited. Sumaylo ran for vice-mayor and won.
Loon Electorate (2022): 30,156 (75 election returns) Turnout (2022): 26,563 (88.09%) Incumbents Elvi Peter Relampagos and Lloyd Peter Lopez were reelected.
Maribojoc Electorate (2022): 14,759 (29 election returns) Turnout (2022): 13,303 (90.13%) Incumbents Romulo Manuta and Emilio Castilla were reelected.
Panglao Electorate (2022): 28,052 (41 election returns) Turnout (2022): 24,113 (85.96%) Incumbents mayor Leonila Paredes-Montero was term limited while incumbent vice mayor Briccio Velasco failed on his reelection.
Sikatuna Electorate (2022): 5,141 (12 election returns) Turnout (2022): 4,600 (89.48%) Incumbents Justiniana Ellorimo and Olimpio Calimpusan were unopposed.
Tagbilaran City Electorate (2022): 70,254 (97 election returns) Turnout (2022): 61,821 (88.00%) Both incumbents mayor John Geesnell Yap and vice-mayor Jose Antonio Veloso, were term limited. Yap chose not to run while Veloso ran for mayor against Yap's wife Jane. Jane Censoria Cajes–Yap and Adam Relson Jala became the newly elected mayor and vice-mayor of city, and winning it by landslide. Jane Yap also became the youngest (at age 32), the first city lady mayor to be elected and the 2nd city lady mayor after Carmen Gatal, who was then an appointed OIC city mayor from December 2–6, 1987.
Substituted his son Dan Ismael Lim (PMP), who withdrew his candidacy on November 15, 2021.
Tubigon Electorate (2022): 32,645 (57 election returns) Turnout (2022): 28,828 (88.31%) Incumbents William Richard Jao and Renato Villaber were reelected.
Second District Bien Unido Electorate (2022): 18,684 (30 election returns) Turnout (2022): 16,241 (86.92%) Incumbent mayor Rene Borenaga was reelected but incumbent vice-mayor Ramon Arcenal failed on his reelection bid.
Buenavista Electorate (2022): 22,032 (40 election returns) Turnout (2022): 19,479 (88.41%) Incumbent mayor Dave Duallo was reelected against incumbent vice-mayor Ma. Christine Cabarrubias Torregosa.
Clarin Electorate (2022): 16,375 (32 election returns) Turnout (2022): 14,706 (89.81%) Incumbent mayor Eugeniano Ibarra won against incumbent vice mayor Allen Ray Piezas.
Dagohoy Electorate (2022): 13,425 (23 election returns) Turnout (2022): 11,999 (89.38%) Incumbent mayor Sofronio Apat was term-limited while incumbent vice-mayor Ma. Shirley Abulag-Amodia failed on her reelection bid.
Danao Electorate (2022): 13,834 (25 election returns) Turnout (2022): 12,019 (86.88%) Incumbents Jose Cepedoza and Albert Vitor were reelected. Cepedoza was unopposed.
Getafe Electorate (2022): 21,499 (38 election returns) Turnout (2022): 19,265 (89.61%) Incumbent mayor Casey Shaun Camacho run for vice-mayor and won while his brother, former mayor Cary Camacho regained his former position as mayor. Vice-mayor Eduardo Torremocha chose not to run.
Inabanga Electorate (2022): 31,877 (62 election returns) Turnout (2022): 27,591 (86.55%) Incumbent mayor Josephine Socorro Jumamoy was term-limited. She ran for vice-mayor and won.
Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Electorate (2022): 16,793 (33 election returns) Turnout (2022): 14,556 (86.68%) Incumbent mayor Fernando Estavilla was reelected but incumbent vice mayor Nestor Abad failed on his reelection bid.
Sagbayan Electorate (2022): 16,758 (32 election returns) Turnout (2022): 14,890 (88.85%) Incumbents Restituto Suarez III and Asuncion Bautista-Ybañez were reelected.
San Isidro Electorate (2022): 7,246 (15 election returns) Turnout (2022): 6,478 (89.40%) Incumbents mayor Diosdado Gementiza Jr. and Filemon Mantabute were reelected.
San Miguel Electorate (2022): 17,329 (31 election returns) Turnout (2022): 14,897 (85.97%) Incumbent mayor Virgilio Mendez did not seek for reelection. On the other hand, incumbent vice-mayor Faustino Bulaga was unopposed.
Talibon Electorate (2022): 42,762 (65 election returns) Turnout (2022): 37,737 (88.25%) Incumbents Janette Garcia and Dave Evangelista were reelected.
Trinidad Electorate (2022): 23,715 (41 election returns) Turnout (2022): 20,833 (87.85%) Incumbents Judith del Rosario-Cajes and Manuel Garcia were term limited. Cajes was substituted by her husband, former congressman and mayor Roberto Cajes.
Ubay Electorate (2022): 50,205 (86 election returns) Turnout (2022): 44,528 (88.69%) Incumbents Constantino Reyes and Victor Bonghanoy were reelected.
Third District Alicia Electorate (2022): 17,111 (28 election returns) Turnout (2022): 15,161 (88.60%)
On May 9, 2022, after the election, incumbent vice-mayor Marnilou Ayuban won against incumbent mayor Victoriano Torres III.
On June 16, 2022, prior to assumption of Ayuban in the office of the mayor, Judge Jorge Espinal of the 7th RTC Branch 51 in Carmen, Bohol, issued an arrest warrant for Ayuban, former councilors, and a budget officer for their conviction of the charges for violation of Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. This prompt Ayuban to issue Office Memorandum Order No. 1, series of 2022 dated June 30, 2022, designating municipal administrator Junavie Piquero as officer-in-charge of the Mayor’s Office from June 30, 2022, to July 15, 2022, while the former was still at-large.
On August 3, 2022, incumbent vice-mayor Cesyl Balahay assumed the office of the mayor as certified by the DILG provincial director Jerome Gonzales.
On May 19, 2023, 7th RTC Branch 51 Judge Jorge Espinal proclaimed former mayor Victoriano Torres III as the winner without contest, after the conclusion of the protest he filed against his opponent, mayor Ayuban for falsification of her certificate of candidacy, and later deemed disqualified in the last election.
Anda Electorate (2022): 13,817 (26 election returns) Turnout (2022): 12,092 (87.52%) Former mayor Angelina Blanco Simacio won against incumbent mayor Metodio Amper. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Nilo Bersabal was reelected.
Batuan Electorate (2022): 9,920 (19 election returns) Turnout (2022): 8,914 (89.86%) Incumbent mayor Antonino Jumawid was reelected while incumbent vice mayor Precious Joy Dumagan-Baguio failed.
Bilar Electorate (2022): 13,418 (27 election returns) Turnout (2022): 12,091 (90.11%) Incumbent vice-mayor Norman Palacio won against incumbent mayor Manuel Jayectin.
Candijay Electorate (2022): 21,628 (38 election returns) Turnout (2022): 19,073 (88.19%) Incumbent mayor Christopher Tutor was term limited. He ran for vice-mayor and won.
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