title: 2019 Santa Maria, Bulacan, local elections
text: # 2019 Santa Maria, Bulacan, local elections
  
  Local elections will be held in Santa Maria, Bulacan on May 13, 2019 within the Philippine general election in 2019 Bulacan local elections. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors.
  
  ## Mayoralty Election
  
  ### Mayor
  
  Incumbent mayor Russel Pleyto is running for his 2nd term, his opponents are former mayors Bartolome Ramos and Ato Mateo.
  
  Santa Maria, Bulacan mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PDP–Laban | Yoyoy Pleyto | 41,872 | 41.87 |
  | | NUP | Omeng Ramos | 38,812 | 38.81 |
  | | PFP | Jesus Mateo | 19,305 | 19.30 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,989 | 100.00 |
  
  ### Vice Mayor
  
  Incumbent vice mayor Ricky Buenaventura is running for his 2nd term, his opponent is incumbent councilor Nelson Luciano.
  
  Santa Maria, Bulacan Vice mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PDP–Laban | Ricky Buenaventura | 55,944 | 59.15 |
  | | NUP | Nelson Luciano | 38,623 | 40.84 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,567 | 100.00 |
  
  ### Sangguniang Bayan election
  
  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.
  
  Councilors Nelson Luciano, Oscar Morales and Obet Perez are term-limited, while incumbent Froilan Caguiat is term-limited and running for Board Member in the Fourth district. Councilors Rogelio Barcial, Jun Mateo and Marissa Tuazon will run for their second terms, while Jay de Guzman, will run for his third and final term.
  
  Santa Maria, Bulacan Sangguniang Bayan election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PDP–Laban | Reymalyn Castro | 61,406 | 9.25 |
  | | Independent | Kaye Martinez | 55,537 | 8.36 |
  | | PDP–Laban | Marisa Tuazon | 50,312 | 7.58 |
  | | NUP | Rico Sto. Domingo | 47,940 | 7.22 |
  | | PDP–Laban | Jay de Guzman | 43,828 | 6.60 |
  | | PDP–Laban | Jun Mateo | 39,063 | 5.88 |
  | | NUP | Fe Ramos | 38,010 | 5.72 |
  | | PDP–Laban | Chito Villacorte | 35,348 | 5.32 |
  | | PDP–Laban | Oje Morales | 34,557 | 5.20 |
  | | NUP | Lito Jacinto | 30,758 | 4.63 |
  | | NUP | Ansing Santos | 29,598 | 4.45 |
  | | PDP–Laban | RGB Barcial | 29,250 | 4.40 |
  | | PDP–Laban | Jojo del Rosario | 29,120 | 4.38 |
  | | NUP | Elmer Clemente | 27,398 | 4.12 |
  | | NUP | Sir Mel Manuel | 23,815 | 3.58 |
  | | NUP | Jimmy Enriquez | 21,915 | 3.30 |
  | | NUP | Boots Nicolas | 18,246 | 2.74 |
  | | Independent | Pastor Jun del Rosario | 15,802 | 2.38 |
  | | Independent | Mary Jane Garcia | 15,311 | 2.30 |
  | | LM | Jelo Lopez | 7,712 | 1.16 |
  | | LM | Cesar Nepomuceno | 4,726 | 0.71 |
  | | Independent | Arnel Villar | 4,006 | 0.60 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 663,658 | 100.00 |
  