2010 Eastern Visayas local elections

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Term-limited incumbent Governor Rogelio Espina of the Nacionalista Party ran for the House of Representatives in Biliran's lone district. Espina's brother, former representative Gerardo Espina Jr., won the election as an independent.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gerardo Espina Jr.	Independent	32,211	42.35
	Charles Chong	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	31,106	40.90
	Ralph Pastor Salazar	Liberal Party	7,005	9.21
	Carlos Chan	Independent	5,256	6.91
	Edgardo Ambe	Independent	480	0.63
Total			76,058	100.00
Valid votes			76,058	92.61
Invalid/blank votes			6,069	7.39
Total votes			82,127	100.00
	Independent gain from Nacionalista Party
Source: Commission on Elections[1]

Incumbent Vice Governor Lucila Curso of the Nacionalista Party ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Manuel Montejo Jr. of Lakas–Kampi–CMD.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Montejo Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	27,337	39.37
	Lucila Curso	Nacionalista Party	26,779	38.57
	Victor del Rosario	Nationalist People's Coalition	7,078	10.19
	Jose Gonzales	Liberal Party	6,610	9.52
	Pablo Mejia III	Independent	1,633	2.35
Total			69,437	100.00
Valid votes			69,437	84.55
Invalid/blank votes			12,690	15.45
Total votes			82,127	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD gain from Nacionalista Party
Source: Commission on Elections[1]

The Biliran Provincial Board is composed of 11 board members, 8 of whom are elected.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Nacionalista Party	114,629	49.84	5
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	87,765	38.16	2
	Liberal Party	7,801	3.39	0
	Independent	19,781	8.60	1
Total		229,976	100.00	8
Total votes		82,127	–
Source: Commission on Elections[1]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Brigido Caneja III	Nacionalista Party	18,074	14.40
	Bebiano Jadulco	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	17,754	14.14
	Martin Lagat	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	17,389	13.85
	Eden Apolinar	Nacionalista Party	16,656	13.27
	Jose Genson	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	15,623	12.44
	Elizar Sabitsana	Nacionalista Party	15,062	12.00
	Teofanes Pacioles	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	12,655	10.08
	Tiburcio Morales Jr.	Nacionalista Party	9,620	7.66
	Alexander Salas	Independent	2,206	1.76
	Ernesto Terado	Independent	511	0.41
Total			125,550	100.00
Total votes			42,303	–
Source: Commission on Elections[1]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lorenzo Reveldez Jr.	Nacionalista Party	15,845	15.17
	Gina Maria Enage	Nacionalista Party	15,115	14.47
	Eriberto Tubis Jr.	Nacionalista Party	13,558	12.98
	Dominador Corpin	Independent	11,251	10.77
	Rolando Sabornido	Nacionalista Party	10,699	10.25
	Oscar Banquilay Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	8,484	8.12
	Victor Garcia	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	8,412	8.06
	Clarita Napoles	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	7,448	7.13
	Philip Veneracion	Liberal Party	7,328	7.02
	Guido Raagas	Independent	5,813	5.57
	Nicanor Datuin	Liberal Party	473	0.45
Total			104,426	100.00
Total votes			39,824	–
Source: Commission on Elections[1]

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Incumbent Governor Ben Evardone ran for the House of Representatives in Eastern Samar's lone district as an independent. San Policarpo mayor Conrado Nicart Jr. of the Nacionalista Party won the election.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Conrado Nicart Jr.	Nacionalista Party	48,186	26.14
	Generoso Yu	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	42,121	22.85
	Efren Docena	Liberal Party	31,755	17.23
	Allan Contado	Nationalist People's Coalition	23,602	12.81
	Leander Geli	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	21,838	11.85
	Jose Ramirez	Lapiang Manggagawa	16,024	8.69
	Joanes Alfredo Hobayan	Philippine Green Republican Party	792	0.43
Total			184,318	100.00
Valid votes			184,318	86.24
Invalid/blank votes			29,421	13.76
Total votes			213,739	100.00
	Nacionalista Party gain from Independent
Source: Commission on Elections[2]

Incumbent Vice Governor Leander Geli of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino ran for Governor of Eastern Samar. Sheen Gonzales of Lakas–Kampi–CMD won the election.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sheen Gonzales	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	110,631	66.80
	Jose Vicente Opinion	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	46,137	27.86
	Camilo Camenforte	Independent	8,847	5.34
Total			165,615	100.00
Valid votes			165,615	77.48
Invalid/blank votes			48,124	22.52
Total votes			213,739	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD gain from Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Source: Commission on Elections[2]

The Eastern Samar Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	337,786	51.21	7
	Nacionalista Party	190,667	28.90	2
	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	49,800	7.55	1
	Liberal Party	37,839	5.74	0
	Nationalist People's Coalition	18,839	2.86	0
	Aksyon Demokratiko	4,643	0.70	0
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	2,607	0.40	0
	Independent	17,461	2.65	0
Total		659,642	100.00	10
Total votes		213,739	–
Source: Commission on Elections[2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Joji Montallana	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	42,148	11.73
	Floro Balato Sr.	Nacionalista Party	41,606	11.58
	Aldwin Aklao	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	40,082	11.15
	Celestino Cabato	Nacionalista Party	34,564	9.62
	Byron Suyot	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	29,766	8.28
	Edita Sepulveda	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	29,530	8.22
	Peregerio Balase	Nacionalista Party	27,096	7.54
	Christopher Moscare	Nacionalista Party	23,772	6.61
	Victor Franco	Nacionalista Party	22,877	6.37
	Celerino Johan Bagro Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	22,043	6.13
	Pergentino Deri-on Jr.	Independent	17,461	4.86
	Dionisio Libanan	Nationalist People's Coalition	11,958	3.33
	Jose Chicano Jr.	Liberal Party	11,868	3.30
	Carlito Cabo	Aksyon Demokratiko	4,643	1.29
Total			359,414	100.00
Total votes			117,943	–
Source: Commission on Elections[2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gorgonio Cabacaba	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	44,333	14.77
	Enerio Sabulao	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	41,039	13.67
	Jonas Abuda	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	39,090	13.02
	Jenny Baldono	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	31,869	10.61
	Beatriz Reyes	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	31,424	10.47
	Susan Sumook	Liberal Party	25,971	8.65
	Reynaldo Padit Sr.	Nacionalista Party	22,099	7.36
	Clotilde Salazar	Nacionalista Party	18,653	6.21
	Ernesto Hilvano	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	18,331	6.11
	Fe Cabel	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	17,931	5.97
	Jose Vallejos	Nationalist People's Coalition	6,881	2.29
	Facundo Dee Jr.	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	2,607	0.87
Total			300,228	100.00
Total votes			95,796	–
Source: Commission on Elections[2]

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Incumbent Governor Jericho Petilla of Lakas–Kampi–CMD won re-election to a third term.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jericho Petilla	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	445,104	100.00
Total			445,104	100.00
Valid votes			445,104	66.20
Invalid/blank votes			227,281	33.80
Total votes			672,385	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Incumbent Vice Governor Maria Mimietta Bagulaya of the Liberal Party won re-election to a third term.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Maria Mimietta Bagulaya	Liberal Party	363,593	100.00
Total			363,593	100.00
Valid votes			363,593	54.08
Invalid/blank votes			308,792	45.92
Total votes			672,385	100.00
	Liberal Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

The Leyte Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	529,687	68.20	9
	Liberal Party	97,078	12.50	1
	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	62,173	8.01	0
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	27,903	3.59	0
	Nationalist People's Coalition	19,906	2.56	0
	Nacionalista Party	13,352	1.72	0
	Independent	26,557	3.42	0
Total		776,656	100.00	10
Total votes		672,385	–
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Roque Tiu	Liberal Party	47,924	33.27
	Ma. Lourdes Go-Soco	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	32,944	22.87
	Proto Brazil Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition	19,906	13.82
	Venancio Bañez Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	16,702	11.60
	Renato Yu	Independent	13,688	9.50
	Edwin Jomadiao	Independent	12,869	8.93
Total			144,033	100.00
Total votes			113,072	–
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Anlie Apostol	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	84,027	46.14
	Niccolo Villasin	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	53,033	29.12
	Simeon Ongbit Jr.	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	36,971	20.30
	Joaquin Ashley de la Cruz	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	8,078	4.44
Total			182,109	100.00
Total votes			181,665	–
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bernard Remandaban	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	39,497	31.77
	Rolando Piamonte	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	26,452	21.28
	Andres Nautilus Salvacion	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	25,202	20.27
	Romulo Ocubillo	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	18,223	14.66
	Arcadio Lelis	Nacionalista Party	13,352	10.74
	Pedro Pates Jr.	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	1,602	1.29
Total			124,328	100.00
Total votes			87,451	–
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Deborah Bertulfo	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	56,578	38.22
	Antonio Jabilles	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	42,303	28.58
	Mario Larrazabal	Liberal Party	30,433	20.56
	Juanito Reyes	Liberal Party	18,721	12.65
Total			148,035	100.00
Total votes			116,965	–
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Florante Cayunda Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	91,894	51.58
	Carlo Loreto	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	86,257	48.42
Total			178,151	100.00
Total votes			173,232	–
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

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Term-limited incumbent Governor Raul Daza of the Liberal Party ran for the House of Representatives in Northern Samar's 1st district. The Liberal Party nominated Daza's son, representative Paul Daza, who won the election.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Paul Daza	Liberal Party	138,287	57.63
	Harlin Abayon	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	100,214	41.77
	Cesar Liguidliguid	Independent	850	0.35
	Wenceslao Pancho Jr.	Independent	589	0.25
Total			239,940	100.00
Valid votes			239,940	88.50
Invalid/blank votes			31,180	11.50
Total votes			271,120	100.00
	Liberal Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4]

Incumbent Vice Governor Antonio Lucero of the Liberal Party ran for the House of Representatives in Northern Samar's 2nd district. The Liberal Party nominated Galahad Vicencio, who was defeated by Ramp Nielsen Uy of the Nacionalista Party.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ramp Nielsen Uy	Nacionalista Party	110,520	50.42
	Galahad Vicencio	Liberal Party	108,672	49.58
Total			219,192	100.00
Valid votes			219,192	80.85
Invalid/blank votes			51,928	19.15
Total votes			271,120	100.00
	Nacionalista Party gain from Liberal Party
Source: Commission on Elections[4]

The Northern Samar Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Party	430,437	54.95	8
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	258,935	33.06	2
	Nacionalista Party	69,904	8.92	0
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	16,118	2.06	0
	Independent	7,899	1.01	0
Total		783,293	100.00	10
Total votes		271,120	–
Source: Commission on Elections[4]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jose Layon	Liberal Party	64,588	14.38
	Teodoro Jumamil	Liberal Party	54,214	12.07
	Lazaro Ballesta	Liberal Party	53,881	11.99
	Beda Bogtong	Liberal Party	43,614	9.71
	Alberto Mendador	Liberal Party	43,404	9.66
	Gary Lavin	Nacionalista Party	42,887	9.55
	Teresita del Valle	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	39,970	8.90
	Victorio Singzon II	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	34,608	7.70
	Virgilio Villadolid	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	31,715	7.06
	Merlo Tan	Nacionalista Party	27,017	6.01
	Edgardo Alcera	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	7,221	1.61
	Bernardo Portes III	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	6,157	1.37
Total			449,276	100.00
Total votes			147,200	–
Source: Commission on Elections[4]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Albert Lucero	Liberal Party	39,961	11.96
	Marites Gillamac	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	39,474	11.82
	Ricardo Daiz	Liberal Party	37,849	11.33
	Dionisio Dexter Galit	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	33,105	9.91
	Eustaquio Lagrimas	Liberal Party	32,554	9.75
	Remus Dulay	Liberal Party	31,019	9.29
	Reyzandro Unay	Liberal Party	29,353	8.79
	Cleto Pinca	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	27,761	8.31
	Miguel Sarmiento	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	26,721	8.00
	Joselito Celajes	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	25,581	7.66
	Michael Espina	Independent	7,899	2.36
	Esteban Sosing	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	2,740	0.82
Total			334,017	100.00
Total votes			123,920	–
Source: Commission on Elections[4]

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Incumbent Mayor Eric Codilla of Lakas–Kampi–CMD won re-election to a third term.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Eric Codilla	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	37,661	55.66
	Marcos Larrazabal	Liberal Party	29,335	43.35
	Antonio Domino	Independent	588	0.87
	Amilo Yoo	Independent	82	0.12
Total			67,666	100.00
Valid votes			67,666	93.10
Invalid/blank votes			5,013	6.90
Total votes			72,679	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections[5]

Incumbent Vice Mayor Nepomuceno Aparis of Lakas–Kampi–CMD won re-election to a third term.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nepomuceno Aparis	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	35,680	57.41
	Jose Conejos	Liberal Party	26,473	42.59
Total			62,153	100.00
Valid votes			62,153	85.52
Invalid/blank votes			10,526	14.48
Total votes			72,679	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections[5]

The Ormoc City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	214,978	43.65	8
	Liberal Party	129,348	26.27	1
	Independent	148,133	30.08	1
Total		492,459	100.00	10
Total votes		72,679	–
Source: Commission on Elections[5]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ruben Capahi	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	27,068	5.50
	Rolando Villasencio	Liberal Party	24,895	5.06
	Claudio Larrazabal	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	23,985	4.87
	Mario Rodriguez	Independent	23,193	4.71
	Lea Doris Villar	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	22,099	4.49
	Filomeno Maglasang	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	22,068	4.48
	Jose Alfaro Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	21,780	4.42
	Sotero Pepito	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	21,264	4.32
	Demosthenes Togonon	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	20,934	4.25
	Rafael Omega Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	19,712	4.00
	Paulito Cotiangco	Liberal Party	19,039	3.87
	Fernando Parrilla	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	18,958	3.85
	Eusebio Gerardo Penserga	Liberal Party	18,757	3.81
	Erlinda Sakai	Liberal Party	18,191	3.69
	Ernesto Rojas	Liberal Party	17,738	3.60
	Maria Samuel Aviles	Independent	17,158	3.48
	Agapito Pongos	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	17,110	3.47
	Benjamin Pongos Jr.	Independent	16,714	3.39
	Casmer Ampaso	Independent	16,367	3.32
	Raquel Kaluza	Liberal Party	15,735	3.20
	Roy Pangilinan	Independent	15,363	3.12
	James Howard Domino	Liberal Party	14,993	3.04
	Edgar de Loyola	Independent	14,973	3.04
	Peter Rodney Lladoc	Independent	11,983	2.43
	Joel Brazil	Independent	11,429	2.32
	Procopio Gaquit	Independent	8,446	1.72
	Emma Fragata	Independent	5,051	1.03
	Moises Laurente	Independent	3,183	0.65
	Valentin Laurente Jr.	Independent	2,307	0.47
	Filemon Abonales	Independent	1,966	0.40
Total			492,459	100.00
Total votes			72,679	–
Source: Commission on Elections[5]

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Term-limited incumbent Governor Milagrosa Tan of Lakas–Kampi–CMD ran for the House of Representatives in Samar's 2nd district. Lakas–Kampi–CMD nominated Tan's daughter, representative Sharee Ann Tan, who won the election.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sharee Ann Tan	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	126,430	43.07
	Casilda Lim	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	86,081	29.32
	Jesus Redaja	Nationalist People's Coalition	74,881	25.51
	Pedro Labid	Bangon Pilipinas	4,437	1.51
	Pilar Bolok	Independent	1,735	0.59
Total			293,564	100.00
Valid votes			293,564	84.60
Invalid/blank votes			53,423	15.40
Total votes			346,987	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections[6]

Incumbent Vice Governor Jesus Redaja of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) ran for Governor of Samar. The NPC nominated former San Jorge mayor Joseph Grey, who was defeated by Stephen James Tan of Lakas–Kampi–CMD.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Stephen James Tan	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	120,975	44.86
	Rosenaida Rosales	Independent	91,853	34.06
	Joseph Grey	Nationalist People's Coalition	56,854	21.08
Total			269,682	100.00
Valid votes			269,682	77.72
Invalid/blank votes			77,305	22.28
Total votes			346,987	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD gain from Nationalist People's Coalition
Source: Commission on Elections[6]

The Samar Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	535,146	54.07	8
	Nacionalista Party	193,528	19.55	0
	Nationalist People's Coalition	90,095	9.10	0
	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	29,139	2.94	0
	Liberal Party	17,568	1.77	0
	Bangon Pilipinas	5,245	0.53	0
	PDP–Laban	3,611	0.36	0
	Independent	115,443	11.66	2
Total		989,775	100.00	10
Total votes		346,987	–
Source: Commission on Elections[6]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Charlito Coñejos	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	77,831	14.50
	Noel Sermense	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	66,016	12.30
	Renato Uy	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	65,530	12.21
	Jasper Sumagang	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	62,699	11.68
	Prudencio Dy Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	59,902	11.16
	Beatres White	Nacionalista Party	45,560	8.49
	Cesar Sabenecio	Nacionalista Party	42,615	7.94
	Jose Precioso Rosales	Nacionalista Party	39,205	7.30
	Vicky Rumohr	Nacionalista Party	36,494	6.80
	Yanicita Edem	Nacionalista Party	29,654	5.52
	Arlene Pallones-Lim	Nationalist People's Coalition	8,297	1.55
	Antonio Tiu	Independent	2,962	0.55
Total			536,765	100.00
Total votes			155,475	–
Source: Commission on Elections[6]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Eunice Babalcon	Independent	51,534	11.38
	Jimmy Dy	Independent	49,554	10.94
	Arthur Vaughn Zosa	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	48,733	10.76
	Luzviminda Nacario	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	45,927	10.14
	Juan Latorre Jr.	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	43,059	9.51
	Beethoven Bermejo	Nationalist People's Coalition	40,462	8.93
	Perfecta Sabenecio	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	36,026	7.95
	John Erwin Teodoro	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	29,423	6.50
	Kenneth Mark Perez	Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas	29,139	6.43
	Felix Hilvano	Nationalist People's Coalition	18,301	4.04
	Pablo Cinco	Liberal Party	17,568	3.88
	Dominador Cabanganan	Nationalist People's Coalition	16,442	3.63
	Antonieto Lee	Independent	11,393	2.51
	Salvador Jakosalem	Nationalist People's Coalition	6,593	1.46
	Daniel Hizon	Bangon Pilipinas	5,245	1.16
	Fernando Niego Sr.	PDP–Laban	3,611	0.80
Total			453,010	100.00
Total votes			191,512	–
Source: Commission on Elections[6]