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Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia poised for reelection; Cebu Mayor Rama leading

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Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Cebu" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/11/cebu.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA – Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia is poised to get 3 more years in office, based on the latest partial and unofficial results of the May 9 elections Monday.</p><p>As of 9:17 p.m., May 9, 2022, Garcia obtained 904,353 votes.</p><p>She leads by a wide margin over former tourism secretary Ace Durano, who got 216,859 votes.</p><p>Independent candidate Nito Magnanao was last with 6,439 votes.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="CEBU GOV" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/09/cebu-gov.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Cebu Vice Gov. Hilario &quot;Junjun&quot; Davide III is also set to get 3 more years after leading the vice gubernatorial race with 494,686 votes.</p><p>Garcia&#x27;s running mate, Tess Heyrosa, placed second with 440,763, while John Enad placed third with 33,419 votes.</p><p>The results are sourced from the Comelec Transparency Server with 59.91 election returns processed, reflecting 2,079 of 3,470 clustered precincts.</p><p>With more than 3 million registered voters in 2022, Cebu is most vote-rich province in the Philippines.</p><div><strong>CEBU CITY</strong></div><p>In Cebu City, Mayor Mike Rama was leading the mayoral race with 164,146 votes.</p><p>Former city councilor Margot Osmeña was coming at a close second with 138,887 votes, followed by independent candidate Dave Tumulak with 97,480 votes, Cris Saavedra with 960 votes, and Edgar Concha Jr. with 756 votes.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="CEBU CITY MAYOR" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/09/cebu-city-mayor.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Raymond Alvin Garcia is also leading the vice mayoral race with 193,676 votes.  </p><p>His father, Alvin Biaño Garcia, served as the city’s vice mayor in the past.</p><div><em>Bookmark the <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ABS-CBN News Halalan results page</a> to see the partial unofficial tally of election returns. </em></div><div><em>For other updates, visit <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/halalan-2022-abs-cbn-news-updates-on-philippine-elections" target="_blank">ABS-CBN News&#x27; live blog</a> here. </em></div>

Garcia – with 904,353 votes – leads by a wide margin over former tourism secretary Ace Durano (216,859 votes).

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Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia poised for reelection; Cebu Mayor Rama leading

Raffy Cabristante,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 09, 2022 10:22 PM PHT

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Updated May 11, 2022 12:20 PM PHT

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