2022 Pangasinan local elections


Local elections were held in the province of Pangasinan on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Pangasinan voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, 6 members of the House of Representatives that will represent the 6 congressional districts of the province, and 12 out of 15 members of the Pangasinan Provincial Board. The officials elected will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term.

Background

In the 2019 local elections, Amado Espino III ran for reelection as Governor of Pangasinan, facing Arthur Celeste, a former representative of Pangasinan’s 1st district. Espino defeated Celeste and subsequently sought his third and final term as governor.
Meanwhile, key political figures in Pangasinan — Arthur Celeste, Mark Lambino, Ramon Guico III, Cezar Quiambao, and Mark Cojuangco — formed a coalition opposing the Espino political family.

Electoral system

Local elections in the Philippines are held every second Monday of May starting in 1992 and every three years thereafter. Single-seat positions are elected via first-past-the-post-voting. The governor and vice governor are elected by the province at-large, while the House representative and provincial board members are elected per district.
provincial board elections are done via plurality block voting; Pangsinan is divided into six districts, with each district sending two board members. There are three other ex officio seats, the president of the Philippine Councilors’ League, the president of the Association of Barangay Captains, and the president of the Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation; these will be determined later in the year at the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Governor

Amado Espino III runs for his 3rd and last term as governor. Ramon Guico III the incumbent representative from Pangasinan's 5th legislative district challenges Espino. Ramon Guico III defeats Amado Espino III by 11.8 points in a stunning upset.

Candidates

Vice Governor

Mark Ronald Lambino ran for election seeking to be re-elected as Vice Governor of Pangasinan. Nestor Reyes ran for election seeking to unseat Mark Ronald Lambino from his seat as Vice Governor of Pangasinan. After the votes were counted, Lambino beats Provincial Board Member Nikiboy Reyes by 11.8 points.

Provincial Board

The Pangasinan Provincial Board is composed of 15 board members, 12 of whom are elected.

First district

Pangasinan's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 1st legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Second district

Pangasinan's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 2nd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

3rd provincial district

Pangasinan's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 3rd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

4th provincial district

Pangasinan's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 4th legislative district, excluding the city of Dagupan. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

5th provincial district

Pangasinan's 5th provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 5th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

6th provincial district

Pangasinan's 6th provincial district consists of the same area as Pangasinan's 6th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

House of Representatives Elections

1st District

Arthur Celeste runs for Congressman after being defeated in the 2019 Pangasinan Gubenatorial Election.

2nd District

Mark Cojuanco runs for election seeking to unseat incumbent Congressman Jumel Espino. Reelectionist Rep. Jumel Espino lost to former Rep. Mark Cojuangco by almost 160,000 votes. It was Espino Family's first defeat in their 20-year political career.

3rd District

Rachel Arenas runs for election to replace her mother, former Congresswoman Baby Arenas.

4th District

Christopher De Venecia runs for his 3rd and Last term as Congressman.

5th District

Ramon Guico Jr. runs for election to replace his son Ramon Guico III who ran for Governor.

6th District

Len Primicias-Agabas runs for Congresswoman after being term limited last election.

City elections

Dagupan">Dagupan, Pangasinan">Dagupan

Former mayor Belen Fernandez successfully staged her comeback after her 2019 loss by winning against incumbent Dagupan City Mayor Marc Brian Lim.
Fernandez bagged 67,499 votes against Lim's 53,042 votes. She had received the backing of the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo.

Municipal Elections

1st District">Pangasinan's 1st congressional district">1st District

Agno
Anda
Bani
Bolinao
Burgos
Dasol
Infanta
Mabini
'''Sual'''

2nd District">Pangasinan's 2nd congressional district">2nd District

Municipalities: Aguilar, Basista, Binmaley, Bugallon, Labrador, Lingayen, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo
Aguilar
Basista
Binmaley
Bugallon
Labrador
Lingayen
Mangatarem
'''Urbiztondo'''

3rd District">Pangasinan's 3rd congressional district">3rd District

Bayambang
Calasiao
Malasiqui
Mapandan
'''Santa Barbara'''

4th District">Pangasinan's 4th congressional district">4th District

Manaoag
Mangaldan
San Fabian
'''San Jacinto'''

5th District">Pangasinan's 5th congressional district">5th District

Alcala
Bautista
Binalonan
Laoac
Pozorrubio
Santo Tomas
Sison
'''Villasis'''

6th District">Pangasinan's 6th congressional district">6th District

Asingan
Balungao
Natividad
Rosales
San Manuel
San Nicolas
San Quintin
Santa Maria
Tayug
'''Umingan'''