section_path: Results/Local elections
section_name: Local elections
paragraph_text: Local elections
  
  Local elections above the barangay level were also held, with the following positions being contested, excluding sectoral and ex officio seats:
  
  There were 231 candidates for governor, 198 for vice governor, 1,661 for provincial board members, 3,767 for mayors, 3,485 for vice mayors, and 31,385 for councilors.