Philippine election
2019 Lipa mayoral election|
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| Nominee
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Eric Africa
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Bernadette Sabili
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Mario Panganiban
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| Party
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Nacionalista
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NPC
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Independent
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| Running mate
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Mark Aries Luancing
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Ruben Umali
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Ricardo Leyesa
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| Popular vote
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78,109
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76,511
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2,575
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| Percentage
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49.68
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48.67
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1.63
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Mayor before election
Meynardo Sabili
NPC
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Elected mayor
Eric Africa
Nacionalista
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Lipa City held its local elections on Monday, May 13, 2019, as a part of the 2019 Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman (which will represent Batangas' sixth district which is composed of just the city), two provincial board members, and the 12 members of its city council.
There are a total of 162,042 people who voted out of the 200,706 registered voters.[1] Incumbent Vice Mayor Eric Africa won in the mayoralty race garnering 78,109 votes. Africa had 1,598 votes over his closest rival Bernadette Sabili, wife of incumbent Mayor Meynardo Sabili. Incumbent councilor Mark Aries Luancing won as Vice Mayor.