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Richard Gomez still Leyte’s 4th District representative
Richard Gomez has been reelected as the representative for Leyte's 4th District, securing a second term in office.
Gomez defeated Vicente Sofronio "Ching" Veloso in the congressional race, garnering 171,113 votes.
Veloso is the father of Anna Tuazon-Veloso, the current representative for Leyte's 3rd District.
These results are based on partial, unofficial tallies from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) with 99.25% of precincts reporting.
Before his congressional service, Gomez was the mayor of Ormoc City from 2016 to 2022.
Leyte is noted as the fourth most vote-rich province in the Visayas, with approximately 1.09 million registered voters.
The 4th District of Leyte had 325,491 registered voters in the 2022 elections.
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