2019 Tacloban local elections
Local elections in Tacloban City, Leyte were held on May 13, 2019 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.
There were 139,423 eligible voters in the city for this election, and there were 105,704 votes cast, giving a voter turnout of 75.82%.
Background
Incumbent Mayor Cristina Romualdez of the Nacionalista Party decided not to run for a second consecutive term in this election. Her husband, former Mayor Alfred Romualdez, was her party's nominee for the mayoralty post. No one filed their Certificate of Candidacy to oppose Romualdez. As such, he ran unopposed.Incumbent Vice-Mayor Jerry Yaokasin ran as an independent for his third and final term as Vice-Mayor. He also ran unopposed.