Incumbent Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer have won their respective bids for re-election in Negros Occidental.
Governor Lacson secured his second term by garnering 933,572 votes, vastly outperforming his closest rival, John Orola, who received 57,701 votes, while third challenger Maria Socorro Sibulan received 16,534 votes.
Vice Governor Ferrer also clinched his second term, obtaining 816,938 votes against independent candidate Jonry Gargarita's 70,374 votes.
Despite supporting different presidential candidates, Lacson for Leni Robredo and Ferrer for Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the two local officials coalesced their political groups, Love Negros and United Negros Alliance, to campaign for each other.
Lacson and Ferrer urged the residents of Negros Occidental to respect individual choices and prevent national political preferences from influencing local elections.
Unopposed congressional candidates Gerardo Valmayor (1st District), Alfredo Marañon III (2nd District), Juliet Marie Ferrer (4th District), and Mercedes Alvarez (6th District) were also proclaimed winners.
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