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Local elections were held in Santa Cruz on May 12, 2019 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, the vice mayor and eight councilors.

Background[edit]

Incumbent Domingo Panganiban was term-limited and running for vice mayor his nominee is former Laguna's 4th District Representative Edgar San Luis, Incumbent Board Member Joseph Kris Benjamin "Benjo" Agarao is the nominee of the opposition and former Mayor Ariel Magcalas was running for a come back as Mayor but lost again.

Incumbent Luois De Leon is term-limited and running for councilor incumbent Mayor Domingo Panganiban ia his nominee, Rizaldy Kalaw is the nominee of the opposition and Laarni Malibiran is the nominee of Magcalas for vice mayor.

Tickets[edit]

Administration coalition[edit]

Team Serbisyong Tama
#	Name		Result

For Mayor
3.	Edgar San Luis	Nacionalista	Won
For Vice Mayor
3.	Domingo Panganiban	Nacionalista	Lost
For Councilor
2.	Jun Asinas	Nacionalista	Lost
7.	Louis De Leon	Nacionalista	Won
11.	Romulo Elca	Nacionalista	Lost
22.	Ronald Obligacion	Nacionalista	Lost
23.	Lucena Odejar	Nacionalista	Won
24.	Alan Pamatmat	Nacionalista	Won
25.	Ambiel John Panganiban	Nacionalista	Won
30.	Ramon Tan	Nacionalista	Won

Primary opposition coalition[edit]

Team Agarao Never Stop
#	Name		Result

For Mayor
1.	Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao	PDP–Laban	Lost
For Vice Mayor
1.	Rizaldy Kalaw	PDP–Laban	Lost
For Councilor
1.	Lea Almarves	PDP–Laban	Won
4.	Ireneo Centeno III	PDP–Laban	Lost
6.	Lanie De Las Armas–Apuada	PDP–Laban	Lost
12.	Renato Ernas	PDP–Laban	Lost
13.	Edwin Jara	PDP–Laban	Lost
16.	Honorato Lapastora	PDP–Laban	Lost
26.	Recto Rivera	PDP–Laban	Lost
29.	Veronica Chua–So	PDP–Laban	Lost

Other coalitions and parties[edit]

Team M&M
#	Name		Result

For Mayor
2.	Ariel Magcalas	KDP	Lost
For Vice Mayor
2.	Laarni Malibiran	KDP	Won
For Councilor
10.	Edizon Ebora	KDP	Lost
18.	Joselito Lindico	KDP	Lost
21.	Nathanael Nunag	KDP	Lost
27.	Jovito Romero	KDP	Lost
28.	Hessa Salud	KDP	Lost
32.	Estanislao Villegas	KDP	Lost

Democratic Party of the Philippines
#	Name		Result

For Councilor
5.	Florindo Damitan	DPP	Lost

Independent
#	Name		Result

For Councilor
3.	John Patrick Cambel	Independent	Lost
8.	Efren Diaz	Independent	Won
9.	Melchor Dionisio	Independent	Lost
14.	Mark Anthony Joven	Independent	Won
15.	Raymond Joven	Independent	Lost
17.	Bryan Lateo	Independent	Lost
19.	Mia Martinez–Mancio	Independent	Lost
20.	Mario Mangahas	Independent	Lost
31.	Norman Tolentino	Independent	Lost

Results[edit]

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. ^[1]

Mayor[edit]

2019 Santa Cruz Mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Edgar San Luis	25,075	48.09
	PDP–Laban	Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao	23,547	45.16
	KDP	Ariel Magcalas	3,521	6.75
Total votes			52,143	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

Vice Mayor[edit]

2019 Santa Cruz Vice mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	KDP	Laarni Malibiran	23,149	45.38
	Nacionalista	Domingo Panganiban	15,189	29.78
	PDP–Laban	Rizaldy Kalaw	12,669	24.84
Total votes			51,007	100.00
	KDP gain from Liberal

Sangguniang Bayan[edit]

Election is via plurality-at-large voting: A voter votes for up to eight candidates, then the eight candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.

Incumbent Laarni Malibiran and Rizaldy Kalaw is running for higher position, Incumbent Florencio Odejar, Roselon Pamatmat and Serafin San Juan Jr. is term-limited and Incumbent Ramon Tan and Ronaldo Obligacion is seeking reelection, Tan later won and Obligacion later lost.

2019 Santa Cruz Municipal council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Louis De Leon	21,269	6.60
	Nacionalista	Ambiel John Panganiban	21,147	6.56
	PDP–Laban	Lea Almarves	20,167	6.26
	Nacionalista	Ramon Tan (Incumbent)	20,049	6.22
	Independent	Mark Anthony Joven	17,401	5.40
	Independent	Efren Diaz	17,138	5.32
	Nacionalista	Lucena Odejar	16,634	5.16
	Nacionalista	Alan Pamatmat	15,831	4.91
	Nacionalista	Jun Asinas	14,765	4.58
	Nacionalista	Ronald Obligacion (Incumbent)	14,036	4.35
	Independent	Bryan Lateo	13,051	4.05
	Nacionalista	Romulo Elca	12,789	3.97
	Independent	Norman Tolentino	12,222	3.79
	PDP–Laban	Lanie De Las Armas–Apuada	10,952	3.40
	PDP–Laban	Veronica Chua–So	9,634	2.99
	PDP–Laban	Edwin Jara	9,345	2.90
	Independent	Raymond Joven	8,909	2.76
	PDP–Laban	Renato Ernas	7,969	2.47
	Independent	Mia Maritinez–Mancio	7,144	2.22
	KDP	Estanislao Villegas	6,518	2.02
	Independent	John Patrick Cambel	6,494	2.01
	PDP–Laban	Recto Rivera	6,220	1.93
	PDP–Laban	Honorato Lapastora	5,603	1.74
	PDP–Laban	Ireneo Centeno III	5,393	1.67
	Independent	Melchor Dionisio	4,170	1.29
	DPP	Florindo Damitan	3,862	1.20
	KDP	Edizon Ebora	3,570	1.11
	KDP	Nathanael Nunag	2,870	0.89
	KDP	Hessa Salud	2,435	0.76
	Independent	Mario Mangahas	2,100	0.65
	KDP	Jovito Romero	2,059	0.64
	KDP	Joselito Lindico	665	0.18
Total votes			322,411	100.00

References[edit]

^ "2019 NLE". COMELEC, DICT, Smartmatic. May 13, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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[1] "2019 NLE". COMELEC, DICT, Smartmatic. May 13, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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