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<p>MANILA — The District Board of Canvassers early Sunday morning proclaimed Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer Barzaga the new representative Cavite&#x27;s 4th District, replacing a son who was expelled from the House of Representatives in June. </p><p>Barzaga secured a landslide victory after garnering a total of 201,893 votes in the special elections on Saturday.</p><p>Official DBOC Audit and Verification Group summary data showed her rival candidates&#x27; votes:</p><p>• Raul Rex Del Rosario Mangubat: 30,373 votes</p><p>• Jacinto Jr. Bautista Frani: 24,350 votes</p><p>• Marvin Opamin Dupal-Ag: 1,184 votes</p><p>• Leysander Aguilar Ordenes: 561 votes</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:514px;height:696px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2093786806601105756&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-30T00%3A51%3A59.815890%3Aa3b4c529-bc3f-4467-8961-a3a4eb02afb4%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=6df66b9a72052fdb02247a0a4d4db620fb6f4fd8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2093786806601105756"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Election data showed a voter turnout of 57.75%, with 258,361 voters casting their ballots out of the district&#x27;s 447,387 registered voters from 75 barangays.</p><p>The special election was called to fill the seat left vacant by the expulsion of Kiko Barzaga for what the House said was repeated parliamentary violations, unauthorized session hall livestreams, mocking House leadership, and other disorderly conduct unbecoming of a lawmaker.</p><p>With Barzaga&#x27;s election, her son Vice Mayor Elpidio &quot;Third&quot; Barzaga III will take over as mayor.</p>

<p>The District Board of Canvassers early Sunday morning proclaimed Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer Barzaga the new representative Cavite's 4th District, replacing a son who was expelled from the House of Representatives in June.</p>

The District Board of Canvassers early Sunday morning proclaimed Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer Barzaga the new representative Cavite's 4th District, replacing a son who was expelled from the House of Representatives in June.

Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer Barzaga replaces son Kiko as 4th District rep

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Dasmariñas City Mayor Jennifer Barzaga replaces son Kiko as 4th District rep

Jonathan Magistrado,

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Published August 30, 2026 08:25 AM PHT

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