2019 Samar congressmen, governor, vice governor, board members elected

Samar is one of the six provinces in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The others are Biliran, Leyte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Southern Leyte.

Catbalogan and Calbayog are the two component cities of Samar. The province has 24 municipalities namely Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Daram, Gandara, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Matuguinao, Motiong, Pagsanghan, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Margarita, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal and Zumarraga.

2019 Samar election results

As part of the 2019 national general election in the Philippines, voters in Samar elected their new congressmen, governors, vice governors and board members on May 13, 2019. Here are the results from the Commission on Election (COMELEC):

1st Legislative District Congressman

• Edgar Sarmiento: 103,884
• Jimboy Stephen James Tan: 92,473

2nd Legislative District Congressman

• Sharee Ann Tan: 124,459
• Boy Bolastig: 97,236

Governor

• Mila Milagrosa Tan: 210,311
• Emil Zosa: 203,197

Vice Governor

• Reynolds Michael Tan: 213,068
• Jesus Redaja: 166,826

1st Provincial District Board Member 

1. Angelica Gomez: 92,584
2. Ina Rabuya: 89,039
3. Julius Mancol: 88,148
4. Mike Ayong: 87,474
5. Fred Serrano: 86,465
6. Nancy Rosales: 83,453
7. Alan Diomangay: 77,532
8. Ani Guades: 70,904
9. Tiburcio Salurio Jr: 68,497
10. Florencio Abayan: 60,585

2^nd Provincial District Board Member 

1. Lee Zosa: 107,897
2. Alvin Abejuela: 107,010
3. Fe Arcales: 93,642
4. Bebot Nacario: 87,706
5. Carlo Latorre: 86,493
6. Ernesto Arcales Jr: 78,918
7. Lucien-Balud Letaba: 55,458
8. Nilo Maramba: 18,132
9. Ed Cojuangco: 14,788
10. Juanichi Teoco: 10,438

Cebu, Philippines was founded on August 6, 1569. Leyte and Samar were separated from the province in 1735.

Initially, Leyte had jurisdiction over Samar but in 1799, the two were officially separated. On August 11, 1841, the latter became a province.

On June 19, 1965, Samar was divided into three provinces namely Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Western Samar. On June 21, 1969, Western Samar was renamed Samar.