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Upset in Albay: Joey Salceda loses in gubernatorial race
Incumbent Governor Noel Rosal has defeated Albay Representative Joey Salceda in the gubernatorial race, a result contrary to pre-election surveys.
Rosal secured 401,615 votes against Salceda's 391,902, with a narrow margin of 9,713 votes, based on partial, unofficial results from the Commission on Elections.
This marks Salceda's first electoral defeat since he first ran in 1998.
Rosal ran under PDP-Laban while Salceda was a candidate for Lakas-CMD.
Salceda had sought to suspend Rosal's proclamation due to a previous Ombudsman suspension, but the Supreme Court had issued a temporary restraining order on the Comelec's disqualification ruling.
Rosal's camp maintained that the disqualification decision was not final, and he was subsequently proclaimed governor.
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