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#HalalanResults: Joy Belmonte, Gian Sotto cruising to victory in QC

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/14/joy1.jpg"/><figcaption>Both Joy Belmonte and Gian Sotto are poised to be proclaimed as the winners of the mayor and vice mayor race, respectively. <em>Belmonte&#x27;s Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Joy Belmonte has secured the Quezon City mayoral seat, according to the latest unofficial, near-completed results in the 2019 midterm elections. </p><p>Belmonte (SBP), the city&#x27;s current vice mayor, took in 468,421 votes of the tallied counts from the 1,483 of the total 1,487 precincts, as of 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, against the 365,052 votes of her closest rival, Vincent Bingbong&quot; Crisologo. </p><p>Crisologo (PDP-Laban), Quezon City&#x27;s incumbent 4th district congressman, was earlier arrested for obstruction of justice after he allegedly interfered in a police operation against vote-buying. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/12/19/qc-mayoral-candidate-crisologo-arrested-for-alleged-vote-buying">QC mayoral candidate Crisologo arrested for alleged obstruction of justice</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/14/qc1.jpg"/><figcaption><em><a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/quezon-city">Halalan 2019 website</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The vice-mayoral race went to Gian Sotto (SBP), the son of Tito Sotto and Helen Gamboa, and his 380,299 votes. He edged out Jopet Sison (PDP-Laban), who had 341,788 votes. </p><p>Meanwhile, Onyx Crisologo (SBP) is leading the race for a congressional seat representing the 1st district of Quezon City. </p><p>Precious Castelo (NPC) is on course to represent the 2nd district; Allan Benedict (PFP) for the 3rd district; Bong Suntay (PDP-Laban) for the 4th district; Alfred Vargas (PDP-Laban) for the 5th district; and Kit Belmonte (LP) for the 6th district. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/14/qc2.jpg"/><figcaption><em><a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/quezon-city">Halalan 2019 website</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/14/qc3.jpg"/><figcaption><em><a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/quezon-city">Halalan 2019 website</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><p><a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/">Click here</a> for ABS-CBN&#x27;s election results:</p>

<p>Joy Belmonte has secured the Quezon City mayoral seat, according to the latest unofficial, near-completed results in the 2019 midterm elections. </p>

Joy Belmonte has secured the Quezon City mayoral seat, according to the latest unofficial, near-completed results in the 2019 midterm elections.