General election in the Philippines
Bohol local elections were held on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Registered voters elected leaders for local positions: the governor, vice-governor, as well as three to four members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and three representatives for the three districts of Bohol, city or town mayor, vice mayor and councilors.
Based on the COMELEC's data, the province 2022 voting population is 949,791; increased by 5.69%, equivalent to 51,109 additional electorate from the 2019 elections voter count of 898,682, making Bohol the 20th vote-rich province in the country.
42 candidates submitted certificates of candidacy (COC) between October 1 and 8, 2021, for a total of 15 provincial and congressional seats.
On May 10, 2022, the Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed Abante Bohol tandem Erico Aristotle Aumentado and Dionisio Victor Balite as the newly elected governor and vice-governor of Bohol respectively.
Provincial elections.
Governor.
Last termer congressman Aris Aumentado won via landslide against the incumbent governor Arthur C. Yap.
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 ;templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/ ;^f Died on March 12, 2022 and cannot be substituted since she ran as Independent.
Vice-Governor.
Senior board member Dionisio Victor Balite won against the incumbent Rene Relampagos.
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Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.
1st District.
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 ;templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/ ;^1 Substituted Dalia Melda Tirol-Magno (NPC), who withdrew her candidacy on November 9, 2021.
2nd District.
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 ;templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/ ;^2 Substituted Jesseril Intina (PDP-Laban).
3rd District.
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 ;templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/ ;^3 Substituted Stefan Lee Cagulada (NPC)
Congressional elections.
Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.
1st District.
Incumbent Edgar Chatto was reelected.
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2nd District.
Erico Aristotle Aumentado was term limited. He ran for governor and won. His wife, Maria Vanessa Cadorna-Aumentado, became the first congresswoman ever elected in the Bohol's 2nd District, and third congresswoman elected in the province after Venice Borja-Agana in 1987 and Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor in 2019. 
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3rd District.
Incumbent Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor was reelected.
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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.
Incumbent mayor Don Ritchie Buates was reelected, while incumbent vice-mayor Jet Jose Ugduracion Jr. failed on his reelection bid.
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Antequera.
Incumbent vice-mayor Jose Mario Pahang won against incumbent mayor Lilioso Nunag.
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Baclayon.
Incumbents Benecio Uy and Romulo Balangkig were reelected.
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Balilihan.
Incumbent mayor Pureza Chatto was reelected against incumbent vice-mayor Adonis Roy Olalo.
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Calape.
Former vice-governor Julius Caesar Herrera won against incumbent mayor Nelson Yu. Yu's brother incumbent vice-mayor Sulpicio Yu Jr. was reelected.
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Catigbian.
Incumbents Elizabeth Mandin-Pace and Esteban Angilan Jr. were reelected.
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Corella.
Juan Manuel Lim defeated incumbent mayor Hilario Tocmo. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Ma. Asuncion Banal-Daquio was term-limited.
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Cortes.
Incumbent mayor Lynn Iven Lim was reelected while incumbent vice-mayor Leo Pabutoy failed on his reelection bid.
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Dauis.
Incumbents Marietta Tocmo-Sumaylo and Luciano Bongalos were term limited. Sumaylo ran for vice-mayor and won.
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Loon.
Incumbents Elvi Peter Relampagos and Lloyd Peter Lopez were reelected.
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Maribojoc.
Incumbents Romulo Manuta and Emilio Castilla were reelected.
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Panglao.
Incumbents mayor Leonila Paredes-Montero was term limited while incumbent vice mayor Briccio Velasco failed on his reelection.
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Sikatuna.
Incumbents Justiniana Ellorimo and Olimpio Calimpusan were unopposed.
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Tagbilaran City.
Both incumbents mayor John Geesnell Yap and vice-mayor Jose Antonio Veloso, were term limited. Yap chose not to run while Veloso ran for mayor against Yap's wife Jane. Jane Censoria Cajes–Yap and Adam Relson Jala became the newly elected mayor and vice-mayor of city, and winning it by landslide. Jane Yap also became the youngest ("at age 32"), the first city lady mayor to be elected and the 2nd city lady mayor after Carmen Gatal, who was then an appointed OIC city mayor from December 2-6, 1987.
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Tubigon.
Incumbents William Richard Jao and Renato Villaber were reelected.
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