1992 Davao City local elections

1992 Davao City mayoral election

May 11, 1992 (1992-05-11)
 
Lakas
Candidate Rodrigo Duterte Prospero Nograles Alexis Almendras
Party Nacionalista LDP Lakas
Running mate Luis Bonguyan
Popular vote 185,569 86,647 32,874
Percentage 60.66% 28.33% 10.75%

Mayor before election

Rodrigo Duterte
Nacionalista

Elected mayor

Rodrigo Duterte
Nacionalista

Local elections were held in Davao City on May 11, 1992, as part of the 1992 Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, three congressional representatives and 24 city councilors, eight in each of the city's three legislative districts.

Results

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Rodrigo Duterte won a landslide victory to a second term, defeating Representative Prospero Nograles.[1] Councilor Alexis Almendras, son of former senator Alejandro Almendras, placed a distant third.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rodrigo Duterte (incumbent)Nacionalista Party185,56960.66
Prospero NogralesLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino86,64728.33
Alexis AlmendrasLakas–NUCD32,87410.75
Corette SaldañaIndependent8030.26
Total305,893100.00
Source: COMELEC[2]

Representatives

Davao City's 1st district

Incumbent Prospero Nograles of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) retired to run for Mayor of Davao City. The LDP nominated Vice Mayor Dominador Zuño Jr., who was defeated by Jesus Dureza of the Nationalist People's Coalition.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jesus DurezaNationalist People's Coalition62,43651.52
Dominador Zuño Jr.Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino38,39131.68
Reynaldo TevesKoalisyong Pambansa20,36016.80
Total121,187100.00
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Davao City's 2nd district

Incumbent Cornelio Maskariño of Koalisyong Pambansa ran for a second term, but was defeated by Manuel Garcia of the Nationalist People's Coalition.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Manuel GarciaNationalist People's Coalition31,71037.04
Senforiano AlferadoLakas–NUCD/UMDP30,41535.53
Liborio LumainLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino12,14914.19
Cornelio Maskariño (incumbent)Koalisyong Pambansa7,8559.18
Arnel DayanghirangKilusang Bagong Lipunan2,2952.68
Conrado Macasa Sr.None1,1201.31
Nazir Ahmad AbbasIndependent590.07
Total85,603100.00
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

Davao City's 3rd district

The seat was vacant after Luis Santos of Lakas ng Bansa resigned on October 27, 1987, upon being appointed as Secretary of Local Government. Elias Lopez of the Nationalist People's Coalition won the election.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Elias LopezNationalist People's Coalition29,90438.83
Mariano SantosLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino16,87821.92
Sonja RodriguezLakas–NUCD15,48820.11
Victorio AdvinculaNone8,52411.07
Ruben RobilloIndependent6,1357.97
Gaudencio KintanarIndependent820.11
Total77,011100.00
Source: Commission on Elections[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mellejor, Lilian (September 3, 2017). "Duterte, ex-speaker Nograles mend fences". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ 1992 List of City/Municipal Mayors with Votes – Davao (PDF). Official election results. Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1992.
  3. 1 2 3 Commission on Elections. Certified List of Provincial Candidates, May 11, 1992 National and Local Elections, 11. Manila. 2006.