2022 Davao City local elections

Local elections were held in Davao City on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. The city electorate elected a mayor, a vice mayor, 24 members of the Davao City Council, and three district representatives to the House of Representatives.

Davao City, the largest city in Mindanao, the third most populous urban center in the Philippines and the largest city by land area, has been ruled by the Duterte family and their allies for most of the past four decades. The city has served as the political base for the dynasty since the first post-EDSA elections in 1988, when Rodrigo Duterte was first elected city mayor.

These 2022 elections marked a significant change in Davao City politics, when incumbent mayor Sara Duterte initially ran for a third term under her party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago but ran for Vice President of the Philippines under Lakas–CMD. This paved the way for her brother and incumbent vice mayor Sebastian Duterte to run for Mayor as he substituted her sister.

Sebastian Duterte became the 3rd Duterte to become mayor of Davao City after his sister, Sara and father, Rodrigo.

Local elections in the Philippines are held every second Monday of May, every three years starting in 1992. Single-seat positions (mayor, vice mayor and district representative) are elected via first-past-the-post-voting. The mayor and vice mayor are elected by the city at-large, while the House representative and city councilors are elected per district.

City council elections are done via plurality block voting; for the Davao City Council, the city is divided into three districts, with each district sending eight councilors. There are two other ex officio seats representing the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation and the Association of Barangay Captains; these will be determined later following the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Initially incumbent mayor Sara Duterte ran for re-election to a third and last term but withdrew on November 9, 2021,^[1] to run for vice president of the Philippines on November 13, 2021.^[2] Her brother and incumbent vice mayor since 2019, Sebastian Duterte substituted her in the mayoral election.^[3] Sebastian Duterte was proclaimed winner of the mayoral election by COMELEC Davao City on May 11, 2022.^[4] Duterte won a landslide victory against 3 other candidates.^[5]

• Sebastian Duterte (Hugpong ng Pagbabago), incumbent vice mayor of Davao City since 2019
• Joseph Hannibal Elizalde (Independent), medical doctor^[6]
• Ruy Elias C. Lopez (Independent), representative of Davao City's 3rd congressional district from 1998–2007 and son of former mayor Elias B. Lopez^[7]
• Teddy Mantilla (Independent)

Initially incumbent vice mayor Sebastian Duterte ran for re-election to a second term but withdrew on November 9, 2022 to substitute his sister and incumbent mayor, Sara Duterte who ran for vice president.^[3] Sebastian Duterte was substituted by incumbent councilor J. Melchor Quintain Jr.^[10] Quintain ran unopposed.

• Jesus Melchor Quintain Jr. (Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod), incumbent councilor from Davao City's 1st district since 2016

Incumbent representative Paolo Duterte ran for re-election to a second term, he faced 3 other candidates.

• Paolo Duterte (Hugpong ng Pagbabago), incumbent representative of the district since 2019, vice mayor of Davao City from 2013–2018, and councilor from 2008–2013
• Jamal Kanan (Independent), businessman and CEO of a recruitment agency^[6]
• Mags Maglana (Independent), NGO worker
• Jovanie Mantawel (Independent)

Incumbent representative Vincent Garcia ran for re-election to a second term, he previously served the position from 2001 to 2010. Garcia faced incumbent councilor Danny Dayanghirang and 1 other candidate.

• Danny Dayanghirang (Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod), incumbent councilor since 2013, 2001–2007, 1988–1999, and (OIC 1986–1988)^[11]
• Alberto Dulong (Independent)
• Vincent Garcia (Hugpong ng Pagbabago), incumbent representative since 2019 and previously from 2001–2010

Incumbent representative Isidro Ungab ran for re-election to a second term, he previously served the position from 2007 to 2016. he faced only one candidate, Abundio Indonilla.

• Abundio Indonilla (Independent)
• Isidro Ungab (Hugpong ng Pagbabago), incumbent representative since 2019 and previously from 2007–2016, and councilor from 1995–2004

The Davao City Council is composed of 26 councilors, 24 of whom are elected.

The first city council district, co-terminous with Davao City's 1st congressional district, is composed of the administrative districts of Poblacion and Talomo (54 barangays). Eight councilors are elected by this district.

16 candidates were included in the ballot. Four out of five incumbents successfully defended their seats. Incumbent councilor Pamela Librado withdrew from the election on February 25, 2022 after she was dropped by the administration slate.^[12]

The second city council district, co-terminous with Davao City's 2nd congressional district, is composed of the administrative districts of Agdao, Buhangin, Bunawan and Paquibato (46 barangays). Eight councilors are elected by this district.

15 candidates were included in the ballot. All five incumbents successfully defended their seats.

The third city council district, co-terminous with Davao City's 3rd congressional district, is composed of the administrative districts of Baguio, Calinan, Marilog, Toril and Tugbok (82 barangays). Eight councilors are elected in this district.

10 candidates were included in the ballot. All six incumbents successfully defended their seats.