2016 Cebu City local elections

2016 Cebu City mayoral election

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Nominee Tomas Osmeña Michael Rama Party Liberal UNA Running mate Nestor Archival Edgardo Labella Popular vote 266,819 232,925 Percentage 53.40 46.60

Mayor before election Michael Rama United Nationalist Alliance Elected Mayor Tommy Osmeña Liberal

Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representatives, and eight councilors for each district—there are two legislative districts in the city.

Tomas Osmeña, who previously served as Mayor of Cebu City, defeated incumbent Michael Rama who was seeking for his third and last term by a margin of 33,894 votes.^[1]