1988 Davao City elections

1988 Davao City mayoral election

January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18)

Mayoral election

Candidate Rodrigo Duterte Zafiro Respicio Jun Pala Party Lakas ng Dabaw Lakas ng Bansa Independent Popular vote 100,021 93,676 71,355 Percentage 36.94% 34.59% 26.35%

Mayor before election Jacinto Rubillar Jr. Lakas ng Bansa Elected Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Lakas ng Dabaw

Vice mayoral election

Candidate Dominador Zuño Jr. Carmelo Gempesaw Edmund Pamintuan Party UNIDO Lakas ng Dabaw Anti-Communist Party of the Philippines Popular vote 163,404 51,681 31,600 Percentage 64.48% 20.39% 12.47%

Vice Mayor before election Thelmo Dumadag Independent Elected Vice Mayor Dominador Zuño Jr. UNIDO

Local elections were held in Davao City on January 18, 1988, as part of the 1988 Philippine local elections. Elections for a new set of city officials were held under the new Constitution of the Philippines which was ratified in 1987. The Lakas ng Dabaw nominee, former OIC Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, defeated former OIC Mayor Zafiro Respicio of Lakas ng Bansa and independent radio broadcaster Jun Pala.

Results

Mayor

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rodrigo Duterte	Lakas ng Dabaw	100,021	36.94
	Zafiro Respicio	Lakas ng Bansa	93,676	34.59
	Juan Pala Jr.	Independent	71,355	26.35
	Pedro Castillo	Independent	3,799	1.40
	Elmer Isonza	Independent	1,939	0.72
Total			270,790	100.00

Vice Mayor

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dominador Zuño Jr.	United Nationalist Democratic Organization	163,404	64.48
	Carmelo Gempesaw	Lakas ng Dabaw	51,681	20.39
	Edmund Pamintuan	Anti-Communist Party of the Philippines	31,600	12.47
	Cipriano Villafuerte	Independent	6,721	2.65
Total			253,406	100.00