2025 Ilocos Norte local elections
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Provincial Board election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Local elections were held in Ilocos Norte on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Ilocos Norte voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 13 members of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Board.
Governor
[edit]Incumbent Matthew Manotoc (Nacionalista Party) was initially running for a third term, but withdrew on October 8, 2024, to run for vice governor unopposed. He was substituted by Cecilia Marcos, the incumbent vice governor.[1]
Manotoc was re-elected as governor with 73.51% of the vote in 2022.
Candidates
[edit]The following are the candidates who are included in the ballot:[2][3]
No. | Candidate | Party | |
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1
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Joy Butay | Independent | |
2
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Cecilia Marcos | Nacionalista Party |
Results
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Cecilia Marcos | Nacionalista Party | 299,037 | 95.50 | |
Joy Butay | Independent | 14,089 | 4.50 | |
Total | 313,126 | 100.00 |
Vice governor
[edit]Incumbent Cecilia Marcos (Nacionalista Party) was initially running for a third term, but withdrew on October 8, 2024, to run for governor. She was substituted by Matthew Manotoc, the incumbent governor.[1]
Marcos was elected with 92.77% of the vote in 2022.
Candidates
[edit]The following are the candidates who are included in the ballot:[2][3]
No. | Candidate | Party | |
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1
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Matthew Manotoc | Nacionalista Party |
Results
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Matthew Manotoc | Nacionalista Party | 313,943 | 100.00 | |
Total | 313,943 | 100.00 |
Provincial Board
[edit]The Ilocos Norte Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.
In the 2022 election, the Nacionalista Party won eight seats, achieving a majority in the provincial board.
Term-limited board members
[edit]The following board members are term-limited:
- Donald Nicolas (Nacionalista, 1st District)
Overview
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Nacionalista Party | 808,924 | 69.79 | 7 | |
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | 192,899 | 16.64 | 2 | |
Independent | 157,220 | 13.56 | 1 | |
Ex officio seats | 3 | |||
Total | 1,159,043 | 100.00 | 13 |
1st District
[edit]Ilocos Norte's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Ilocos Norte's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.
Candidates
[edit]The following are the candidates who are included in the ballot:[2][3]
No. | Candidate | Party | |
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1
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Edison Bonoan | Independent | |
2
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Hanson Chua | Nacionalista Party | |
3
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Bong Crisostomo | Independent | |
4
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Junior Fariñas (incumbent) | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | |
5
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RJ Fariñas | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | |
6
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Saul Lazo (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | |
7
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Franklin Dante Respicio (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | |
8
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Portia Salenda (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | |
9
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Marlon Sales | Nacionalista Party |
Results
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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RJ Fariñas | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | 104,726 | 16.29 | |
Hanson Chua | Nacionalista Party | 98,834 | 15.38 | |
Junior Fariñas (incumbent) | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | 88,173 | 13.72 | |
Marlon Sales | Nacionalista Party | 84,725 | 13.18 | |
Saul Lazo (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 78,157 | 12.16 | |
Franklin Dante Respicio (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 72,103 | 11.22 | |
Portia Salenda (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 69,071 | 10.75 | |
Edison Bonoan | Independent | 40,965 | 6.37 | |
Bong Crisostomo | Independent | 6,049 | 0.94 | |
Total | 642,803 | 100.00 |
2nd District
[edit]Ilocos Norte's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Ilocos Norte's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.
Candidates
[edit]The following are the candidates who are included in the ballot:[2][4]
No. | Candidate | Party | |
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1
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Gian Crisostomo (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | |
2
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Medeldorf Gaoat (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | |
3
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Rafael Salvador Medina (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | |
4
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James Paul Nalupta | Independent | |
5
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Joefrey Saguid | Nacionalista Party | |
6
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Aladine Santos (incumbent) | Independent | |
7
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Jonathan Torralba (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party |
Julu Nalupta (Independent) was included in the list of candidates as of December 3, 2024, but was not included in the ballot.[2]
Results
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Rafael Salvador Medina (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 107,725 | 20.87 | |
Joefrey Saguid | Nacionalista Party | 85,392 | 16.54 | |
Medeldorf Gaoat (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 82,669 | 16.01 | |
Gian Crisostomo (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 76,657 | 14.85 | |
Aladine Santos (incumbent) | Independent | 68,310 | 13.23 | |
Jonathan Torralba (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 53,591 | 10.38 | |
James Paul Nalupta | Independent | 41,896 | 8.12 | |
Total | 516,240 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Adriano, Leilanie (October 9, 2024). "Ilocos Norte gov withdraws reelection bid, switches with aunt instead". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ a b c d e "ILOCOSNORTE_ILOCOS_NORTE" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
- ^ a b c "CITYOFLAOAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
- ^ "CITYOFBATAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.