Local elections were held in the province of Bulacan on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Bulacan is one of the eight-one provinces of the Philippines participating in the election while conducting their own local elections from the provincial-level to the municipal-level of officials. Bulacan has six legislative districts that encompass most of its municipalities and cities, the lone exception of San Jose del Monte which is its own legislative lone district.
Incumbent governor Daniel Fernando ran for a second-term in office as governor of the province. Incumbent vice governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, who previously served as Governor from 2010 to 2019, declared his candidacy for Governor to contest the seat for a non-consecutive term. Fernando was part of the Leni-Kiko slate of candidates while Alvarado was part of the UniTeam alliance of presidential-candidate Bongbong Marcos. On election night, Fernando was elected to a second-term as governor of Bulacan, defeating Alvarado after receiving 987,160 votes to Alvarado's 586,650. Moreover, Fernando's running mate, 1st District Board Member Alex Castro won 755,785 votes to Alvarado's running mate, former rival-tuned ally, former governor Jonjon Mendoza won 626,656 votes.
Presidential election
Bulacan was the third-most populous province nationwide, boasting 3,708,890 people. This roughly translates to 2,007,523 registered voters or 54.13% of the population is eligible to vote in this election. Bulacan ranks fifth nationwide behind Laguna and Pangasinan while ahead of Negros Occidental and Batangas.
UniTeam and PFP presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos won Bulacan with 1,040,157 votes or 60.29% of the vote meanwhile, Liberal party presidential candidate Leni Robredo won 500,285 votes or 29%.
Several rallies from both camps were held in Bulacan during the course of the campaign. Robredo visited Bulacan twice while Marcos visited the province three times during the course of the campaign. An 84.67% turnout was projected in Bulacan for the presidential tally of votes while 83.39% turnout was projected for the vice-presidential tally. +PartyCandidateVotes%PFPBongbong MarcosIndependentLeni RobredoAksyonIsko MorenoRepormaPanfilo LacsonPROMDIManny PacquiaoPLMLeody de GuzmanIndependentErnesto AbellaPDSPNorberto GonzalesKTPNANFaisal MangondatoDPPJose Montemayor Jr.
Gubernatorial and Vice Gubernatorial election
The candidates for governor and vice governor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. Governor Incumbent Governor Daniel Fernando will run for his second term against his former political ally, incumbent Vice Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado.
Per City/Municipality City/MunicipalityDaniel FernandoWilhelmino Sy-AlvaradoPancho ValerioDatu Adam OcampoKaka Ernesto BaliteVotes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes % Angat19,99158.84 13,448 39.58 220 0.65 162 0.48 155 0.46 Balagtas25,55861.17 15,012 35.93 770 1.84 258 0.62 186 0.45 Baliuag54,91363.68 26,718 31.07 3,351 3.90 582 0.68 427 0.50 Bocaue34,85254.60 26,693 41.81 1,761 2.76 270 0.42 260 0.41 Bulakan29,16466.83 13,297 30.47 462 1.06 413 0.95 302 0.69 Bustos26,39866.90 11,571 29.33 1,123 2.85 189 0.48 176 0.45 Calumpit32,48757.02 23,346 40.98 469 0.82 352 0.62 316 0.55 Doña Remedios Trinidad10,79462.56 5,985 34.69 197 1.14 192 1.11 85 0.49 Guiguinto44,30970.07 17,092 27.03 1,217 1.92 331 0.52 287 0.45 Hagonoy32,73451.69 29,749 46.97 314 0.50 280 0.44 256 0.40 Malolos75,01671.83 26,741 25.61 1,326 1.27 966 0.92 387 0.37 Marilao50,53061.60 29,084 35.46 1,056 1.29 742 0.90 612 0.75 Meycauayan57,37256.80 40,069 39.67 1,591 1.58 1,141 1.13 833 0.82 Norzagaray34,83557.26 24,865 40.87 433 0.71 417 0.69 288 0.47 Obando18,81568.22 7,842 28.43 334 1.21 307 1.11 281 1.02 Pandi49,75468.75 20,531 28.37 1,127 1.56 563 0.78 397 0.55 Paombong19,64064.22 10,403 34.02 217 0.71 162 0.53 158 0.52 Plaridel34,74163.16 18,140 32.98 1,523 2.77 313 0.57 289 0.53 Pulilan36,79669.85 14,696 27.90 577 1.10 313 0.59 296 0.56 San Ildefonso32,85252.78 28,225 45.35 527 0.85 361 0.58 275 0.44 San Jose del Monte113,42854.16 90,297 43.11 2,156 1.03 1,858 0.89 1,702 0.81 San Miguel34,00358.49 23,224 39.95 391 0.67 290 0.50 224 0.39 San Rafael31,95562.29 18,212 35.50 665 1.30 250 0.49 220 0.43 Santa Maria72,81261.91 41,543 35.32 1,251 1.06 1,016 0.86 990 0.84TOTAL987,16060.99 586,650 36.24 23,228 1.43 10,958 0.67 10,391 0.64
Vice Governor With incumbent Vice Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado running for governor, his party has nominated former governor and 3rd District representative Joselito Mendoza for the post. He will be up against incumbent 4th District board member Alex Castro and former Meycauayan City vice mayor Salvador Violago.
Per City/Municipality City/MunicipalityAlex CastroJonjon MendozaSalvador ViolagoVotes %Votes %Votes % Angat 11,380 34.6919,36559.02 2,064 6.29 Balagtas20,26449.96 17,991 44.36 2,304 5.68 Baliuag35,12442.83 28,343 34.56 18,544 22.61 Bocaue 20,774 33.2338,91962.26 2,817 4.51 Bulakan21,63851.79 15,194 36.37 4,948 11.84 Bustos19,69652.14 14,128 37.40 3,952 10.46 Calumpit25,92747.44 24,837 45.44 3,891 7.12 Doña Remedios Trinidad 7,109 42.828,37150.42 1,123 6.76 Guiguinto33,70355.31 23,925 39.26 3,308 5.43 Hagonoy30,50451.64 23,964 40.57 4,604 7.79 Malolos61,47460.51 33,123 32.60 6,992 6.88 Marilao51,79463.54 24,229 29.72 5,494 6.74 Meycauayan 34,263 33.75 24,742 24.3742,52741.89 Norzagaray 23,495 40.4432,17355.38 2,428 4.18 Obando15,41956.86 6,926 25.54 4,773 17.60 Pandi41,22759.30 24,800 35.67 3,494 5.03 Paombong17,07857.99 10,377 35.23 1,996 6.78 Plaridel27,18251.49 18,941 35.88 6,667 12.63 Pulilan30,20760.22 15,424 30.75 4,534 9.04 San Ildefonso 25,181 41.5130,04649.53 5,431 8.95 San Jose del Monte 85,361 42.5596,14947.93 19,111 9.53 San Miguel 23,056 41.4626,70148.01 5,853 10.53 San Rafael20,70441.43 17,065 34.15 12,203 24.42 Santa Maria64,27257.02 39,192 34.77 9,257 8.21TOTAL755,78548.36 626,656 40.10 180,210 11.53
Congressional elections Each of Bulacan's six legislative districts and the lone district of San Jose del Monte will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat. 1st District Incumbent Representative Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado is running for his third and final term against former Malolos mayor Danilo Domingo.
2nd District Incumbent Gavini "Apol" Pancho is term-limited, and his party nominated his sister, Tina for his seat.
3rd District Incumbent Lorna Silverio will run for her third and final term.
4th District Incumbent Henry Villarica is running for Mayor of Meycauayan, switching places with his wife, incumbent Mayor Linabelle Ruth Villarica.
5th District This is the first time the district will be holding an election since the redistricting happened, with incumbent Guiguinto mayor Ambrosio "Boy" Cruz running for the seat against Atty. Arnel Alcaraz.
6th District This is the first time the district will be holding an election since the redistricting happened, with incumbent Norzagaray mayor Fred Germar running for the seat against former DPWH undersecretary Salvador Pleyto, former La Salle Lady Spiker Kaye Martinez Daly, and three other candidates.
San Jose del Monte Incumbent Florida Robes is running for her third and final term against former Mayor Reynaldo San Pedro.
Sangguniang Panlalawigan elections All 6 Districts of Bulacan will elect members of the Bulacan Provincial Board. All districts send two board members each. Election is via plurality-at-large voting; a voter can vote up to the maximum number of board members his district is sending.
With the redistricting that happened, the 1st and 4th districts will no longer be able to send three members to the board, and instead two members will be sent to the board.
1st District Incumbent Board Member Allan Andan will be running for his third and final term, while incumbent board members Mina Fermin and Jong Ople will be running for their second terms.
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2nd District Incumbent Board Members Pechay dela Cruz and Atty. Monet Posadas will be running for their second terms.
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3rd District Incumbent Board Member Emily Viceo is running for her third and final term; incumbent Board Member RC Nono Castro is running for his second term.
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4th District Incumbent Board Member Allan Ray Baluyut is term-limited; his son, Allen will be running for his seat. Board Member Alex Castro did not run for his third and final term, and instead ran for Vice Governor, while Board Member Jon-jon delos Santos will be running for his second term.
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5th District This is the first time the district will be holding an election since the redistricting happened.
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6th District This is the first time the district will be holding an election since the redistricting happened.
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City and Municipal elections 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. 1st District City: Malolos Municipalities: Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong, Pulilan
Malolos Incumbent City Mayor Bebong Gatchalian is running for reelection against former City Mayor Christian Natividad.
Incumbent City Vice Mayor Len Pineda will be running for his second term.
Bulakan Incumbent Mayor Vergel Meneses is running for reelection against Vice Mayor Patrick Neil Meneses.
As incumbent Vice Mayor Patrick Meneses will be running for Mayor, incumbent Councilors Aika Sanchez, Oya Mendoza, and Berting Bituin will battle for the vice-mayoralty race.
Calumpit Incumbent Mayor Jessie de Jesus is term-limited, his brother, Municipal Administrator James, will run in his place. James will be up against incumbent Vice Mayor Aboy de Belen and incumbent Councilor Lorna dela Cruz.
Incumbent Vice Mayor Aboy de Belen will be running for Mayor; among the vice mayoralty candidates are former Vice Mayor Zar Candelaria and incumbent Councilors Boy Lim Rañola and Jon-jon Mendoza.
Hagonoy Incumbent Mayor Amboy Manlapaz is term-limited; his wife Baby will run in his place. Among the opponents are incumbent Vice Mayor Angelboy Cruz and former Vice Mayor Pedro Santos.
With incumbent Vice Mayor Angelboy Cruz running for mayor, the post will now be disputed by incumbent councilor Rey Santos and Ate Charo Sy-Alvarado, the daughter of incumbent Vice Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado.
Paombong Incumbent Mayor Ann Marcos is running for her third and final term against incumbent Vice Mayor Maria Cristina Gonzales.
Incumbent Vice Mayor Maria Cristina Gonzales will run as Mayor.
Pulilan Incumbent Mayor Maritz Montejo is running for her third and final term. Among her opponents is the incumbent Vice Mayor Rec Candido and former Councilor Puroy Valenzuela.
Incumbent Vice Mayor Rec Candido will run as Mayor; his party selected incumbent Councilor RJ Peralta as their Vice Mayoralty candidate. Peralta's opponent is Municipal ABC and Barangay Sto. Cristo Chairman Dennis Cruz.
2nd District Municipalities: Baliuag, Bustos, Plaridel
Baliuag Incumbent Mayor Ferdie Estrella is running for his third and final term against incumbent Vice Mayor Cris Clemente.
Incumbent Vice Mayor Cris Clemente is term-limited and will run for Mayor instead. Vice Mayoralty race will now be disputed by both incumbent Councilors Madette Quimpo and Buko dela Cruz.
Bustos Incumbent Mayor Francis "Iskul" Juan is running for his second term and will be up against incumbent Vice Mayor Arnel Mendoza.
With incumbent Vice Mayor Arnel Mendoza running for mayor, his party nominated Barangay Poblacion chairman Chito Hernandez for his post. He will be running against former vice mayor Loida Rivera, among many other candidates.
Plaridel