Local elections were held in Bohol on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Registered voters elected candidates for all local positions: a mayor, vice mayor, and council, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice governor, governor, and representatives for the three districts of Bohol.
Background At the end of voters registration on September 30, 2024, based on the COMELEC's data, the province's voting population is now - 981,564, an increase of 3.35%, equivalent to 31,773 additional voters from the 2022 elections' electorate of 949,791, making Bohol, as the 17th vote-rich province in the country.
From October 1 to 8, 2024, a total of 36 hopefuls submitted their respective certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Provincial COMELEC office to contest any of the 15 provincial and congressional seats in the province. There is a noticeable 14% decrease on the number of provincial political aspirants from the last local elections which is 42.
On May 13, 2025, Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed Abante Bohol tandem Erico Aristotle Aumentado and Nicanor Besas as duly elected governor and vice-governor respectively, winning it by a landslide.
Provincial elections Gubernatorial election Electorate (2025): 981,564 Turnout (2025): 861,655 (87.78%)
Aris Aumentado (PFP) is the incumbent. He shifted from his old political party, NPC to PFP, the president's current party. On the last day of filing of COCs, former Tagbilaran mayor Dan Lim, submitted his COC as an independent candidate but under Padayon Bohol banner.
Aumentado won via landslide victory for his second consecutive term as governor.
Vice gubernatorial election
Electorate (2025): 981,564 Turnout (2025): 861,655 (87.78%)
Senior board member Tita Baja succeeded incumbent vice governor Dionisio Victor Balite on July 17, 2024, who died that day. However, she decided to not seek a full term in the office, opting a return to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. The ruling coalition nominated ex-officio board member and Bohol PCL Federation President Nicanor Besas (NP). Besas ran against former board member Gerardo Garcia (LP), and a perennial independent candidate, Santos Abella.
Besas won and elected as the new vice-governor of the province.
Sangguniang Panlalawigan Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.
First district Electorate (2025): 327,862 Rank: 1/3 Turnout (2025): 290,365 (88.56%) Rank: 1/3 Incumbents—Venzencio Arcamo, Lucille Lagunay, and Aldner Damalerio all vied for reelection. Incumbent Tagbilaran City councilor Jonas Cacho (LDP) and former GCGMH director Mutya Kismet Tirol-Macuno (Reform PH) also ran for the position.
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Second district Electorate (2025): 326,937 Rank: 2/3 Turnout (2025): 285,305 (87.27%) Rank: 3/3 All incumbents—Tomas Abapo Jr., Jiselle Rae Aumentado Villamor, and Vierna Mae Boniel-Maglasang bid for reelection. Term-limited PCPG mayor and LMP-Bohol president Fernando Estavilla and former board member, and current barangay Tugas, PCPG chairwoman Frans Gelaine Garcia vied to secure a seat.
All Abante Bohol candidates—Villamor, Abapo, and Estavilla were elected.
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Third district Electorate (2025): 326,765 Rank: 3/3 Turnout (2025): 285,985 (87.52%) Rank: 2/3 Incumbents Tita Virtudazo Baja (now vice governor), Nathaniel Binlod, Elpidio Bonita, and Greg Crispinito Jala all ran for reelection. Incumbent Carmen councilor Angilita Toribio-Abundo and Candijay councilor Arnielito Olandria also ran for their seats.
On October 12, 2024, board member aspirant DJ Balite, and son of late of vice governor Balite, was appointed a regular board member of the third district by the president.
On May 13, 2025, all Abante Bohol -Nacionalista candidates—Baja, Balite, Jala, and Binlod were proclaimed winners.
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Congressional elections Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.
First district
City: Tagbilaran City Municipalities: Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Catigbian, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sikatuna, Tubigon
Incumbent Edgar Chatto (NUP) bid for his third consecutive term. He was challenged by former Tagbilaran city mayor John Geesnell Yap (LDP) and seasoned lawyer Jordan Pizarras (Aksyon).
Abante Bohol endorsed John Geesnell Yap elected congressman and won against Chatto, ending latter's 45 years of uninterrupted political seat.
Second district City: none Municipalities: Bien Unido, Buenavista, Clarin, Dagohoy, Danao, Getafe, Inabanga, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Sagbayan, San Isidro, San Miguel, Talibon, Trinidad, Ubay
Incumbent Vanvan Aumentado (Lakas–CMD) was reelected.
Third district City: none Municipalities: Alicia, Anda, Batuan, Bilar, Candijay, Carmen, Dimiao, Duero, Garcia Hernandez, Guindulman, Jagna, Lila, Loay, Loboc, Mabini, Pilar, Sevilla, Sierra Bullones, Valencia
Incumbent Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor (Lakas–CMD) was reelected for her third consecutive term.
City and municipal elections
All municipalities of Bohol and Tagbilaran City elected mayors, vice-mayors and councilors this election. The mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. First District Alburquerque Electorate (2025): 8,039 Rank: 44/48 Turnout (2025): 7,181 (89.33%) Rank: 17/48 Incumbents Don Ritchie Buates and Dagohoy Samar were reelected.
Antequera Electorate (2025): 10,559 Rank: 42/48 Turnout (2025): 9,668 (91.56%) Rank: 1/48 Both incumbents Jose Mario Pahang and Cecelia Rebosura-Salomon were reelected.
Antequera has the highest voter turnout in the province with 91.56%.
Baclayon Electorate (2025): 14,164 Rank: 33/48 Turnout (2025): 12,555 (88.64%) Rank: 23/48 Incumbent Alvin Uy was reelected. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Romulo Balangkig was term-limited.
Balilihan Electorate (2025): 15,251 Rank: 29/48 Turnout (2025): 13,815 (90.58%) Rank: 7/48 Incumbent mayor Maria Pureza Veloso-Chatto was term-limited, she ran for councilor and won. Her daughter and incumbent vice mayor Esther Patrisha Chatto elected as new mayor.
Calape Electorate (2025): 23,428 Rank: 13/48 Turnout (2025): 21,411 (91.39%) Rank: 4/48 Incumbent vice-mayor Sulpicio Yu Jr. unseated incumbent mayor Julius Caesar Herrera.
Catigbian Electorate (2025): 16,873 Rank: 27/48 Turnout (2025): 15,444 (91.53%) Rank: 2/48 Incumbent mayor Elizabeth Mandin-Pace was term-limited. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Esteban Angilan Jr. was reelected.
Corella Electorate (2025): 6,397 Rank: 47/48 Turnout (2025): 5,775 (90.28%) Rank: 9/48 Both incumbents Juan Manuel Lim and Danilo Bandala were reelected. Lim is unopposed.
Cortes Electorate (2025): 12,359 Rank: 39/48 Turnout (2025): 11,232 (90.88%) Rank: 6/48 Incumbent mayor Lynn Iven Lim was term-limited. Incumbent vice-mayor Rodrigo Dennis Uy ran for mayor and won.
Rodrigo Dennis Uy defeated mayoral candidate Ira Lim edging only of 7 votes, the narrowest margin of victory in the province.
Dauis Electorate (2025): 32,679 Rank: 7/48 Turnout (2025): 29,204 (89.37%) Rank: 15/48
Incumbent vice mayor Marietta Tocmo-Sumaylo unseated incumbent mayor Roman Bullen.
Loon Electorate (2025): 30,645 Rank: 8/48 Turnout (2025): 27,349 (89.24%) Rank: 18/48 Both incumbents Elvi Peter Relampagos and Lloyd Peter Lopez were term-limited.
Maribojoc Electorate (2025): 14,952 Rank: 30/48 Turnout (2025): 13,491 (90.23%) Rank: 10/48 Incumbents Romulo Manuta and Emilio Castilla ran for reelection. Castilla was reelected but Manuta was unsuccessful.
Panglao Electorate (2025): 29,494 Rank: 9/48 Turnout (2025): 24,228 (82.15%) Rank: 46/48 Incumbent mayor Edgardo Arcay won against vice mayor Noel Hormachuelos.
Sikatuna Electorate (2025): 5,316 Rank: 48/48 Turnout (2025): 4,846 (91.16%) Rank: 5/48 Both incumbents Justiniana Ellorimo and Olimpio Calimpusan ran and reelected unopposed. Despite having the lowest number of electorate, Sikatuna has one of the highest voter turnout at 91.16%.
Tagbilaran City Electorate (2025): 74,277 Rank: 1/48 Turnout (2025): 64,302 (86.57%) Rank: 38/48 Incumbent mayor Jane Cajes Yap was challenged by incumbent city councilor Malvin Misael Atoy Torralba. Meanwhile, vice-mayor Jose Antonio Veloso tried a political comeback against the incumbent Adam Relson Jala.
Cajes-Yap and Jala were reelected.
Tubigon Electorate (2025): 33,429 Rank: 6/48 Turnout (2025): 29,864 (89.34%) Rank: 16/48 Incumbent mayor William Richard Jao was term-limited. Incumbent vice-mayor Renato Villaber ran for mayor but unsuccessful
Second District Bien Unido Incumbent mayor Rene Borenaga bid reelection but unsuccessful. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Renato Hoylar didn't file any candidacy.
Buenavista Electorate (2025): 22,943 Rank: 14/48 Turnout (2025): 19,612 (85.48%) Rank: 42/48 Incumbents Dave Duallo and Elsa Tirol were reelected.
Clarin Electorate (2025): 16,673 Rank: 28/48 Turnout (2025): 13,643 (81.83%) Rank: 47/48 Incumbents Eugeniano Ibarra and Fernando Camacho Jr. ran and reelected unopposed.
Dagohoy Electorate (2025): 14,027 Rank: 35/48 Turnout (2025): 12,584 (89.71%) Rank: 13/48 Both incumbents Germinio Relampagos and Roel Lagroma bid reelections but unsuccessful.
Danao Electorate (2025): 14,409 Rank: 32/48 Turnout (2025): 12,808 (88.89%) Rank: 21/48 Incumbents Jose Cepedoza and Albert Vitor are term-limited. Cepedoza ran and won vice-mayor unopposed.
Getafe Electorate (2025): 22,773 Rank: 15/48 Turnout (2025): 18,463 (81.07%) Rank: 48/48 Brothers and incumbents Cary and Casey Shaun Camacho were reelected unopposed.
Inabanga Incumbents son-and-mother tandem, Jono and Roygie Jumamoy bid another reelection. They were challenged by Dexter Ancla and Hermogenes Cenabre Jr. (Lakas-CMD) of Abante Bohol coalition. Both Ancla and Cenabre won, ending Jumamoy's political dominance of nearly 40 years.
Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Electorate (2025): 17,356 Rank: 25/48 Turnout (2025): 14,646 (84.39%) Rank: 44/48 Incumbent mayor Fernando Estavilla was term-limited, he ran for 2nd district board member seat and won. Incumbent vice mayor Wilma Cruz Dusal was reelected.
Sagbayan Electorate (2025): 17,494 Rank: 24/48 Turnout (2025): 14,818 (84.70%) Rank: 43/48 Incumbents Restituto Suarez III and Asuncion Bautista-Ybañez were reelected unopposed.
San Isidro Electorate (2025): 7,407 Rank: 46/48 Turnout (2025): 6,665 (89.98%) Rank: 11/48 Incumbent mayor Diosdado Gementiza Jr. was reelected. Meanwhile incumbent vice mayor Filemon Mantabote was term-limited. His political party nominated Jorge Cosmod and won.
San Miguel Electorate (2025): 18,216 Rank: 22/48 Turnout (2025): 16,333 (89.66%) Rank: 14/48 Incumbent mayor Ian Gil Mendez defeated incumbent vice-mayor Faustino Bulaga.
Talibon Electorate (2025): 45,197 Rank: 3/48 Turnout (2025): 40,321 (89.21%) Rank: 20/48 Incumbents Janette Garcia and Dave Evangelista were reelected. Evangelista won unopposed.
Trinidad Electorate (2025): 24,564 Rank: 10/48 Turnout (2025): 21,753 (88.56%) Rank: 25/48 Incumbent mayor Roberto Cajes defeated incumbent vice mayor Fernando Erio.
Ubay Electorate (2025): 53,114 Rank: 2/48 Turnout (2025): 46,191 (86.97%) Rank: 36/48 Incumbents mayor Constantino Reyes and vice mayor Victor Bonghanoy were term limited. They tried to switch their electoral seats. Reyes won but not Bonghanoy.
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Third District Alicia Electorate (2025): 18,056 Rank: 23/48 Turnout (2025): 15,954 (88.36%) Rank: 26/48 Incumbent mayor Victoriano Torres III was challenged by incumbent vice mayor Cesyl Balahay for the town's top post. Both are unsuccessful.
Anda Electorate (2025): 13,774 Rank: 36/48 Turnout (2025): 12,132 (88.08%) Rank: 31/48 Incumbent mayor Angelina Blanco Simacio was reelected while incumbent vice mayor Nilo Bersabal was term-limited.
Batuan Electorate (2025): 10,601 Rank: 41/48