Incumbent governor Berto Uy, first elected in 2013, is term limited.
Incumbent governor Roberto Uy is term-limited, and is prohibited from running for a fourth consecutive term. Uy opted to run for city mayor of Dapitan, and his party nominated Evelyn Uy for the position. Evelyn Uy's opponent is Rosalina "Nene" Jalosjos, incumbent and last-termer city mayor of Dapitan, whom she dueled in the 2019 mayoralty.[2]
Incumbent vice governor Senen Angeles is term-limited, and is prohibited from running for a fourth consecutive term. Angeles opted to run for city vice mayor of Dipolog, and his party nominated incumbent 2nd District board member Julius Napigquit for the position.
Incumbent Anacleto "Boy" Olvis Jr. did not run for reelection, while incumbent Patri "Jing" Chan is running for reelection for a third mandate. Vying for a seat for the district include incumbent Dapitan City councilor Angelica Jalosjos Carreon, former board member Jose Joy Olvis, and Dapitan-based lawyer Pete Zamora.
2022 Provincial Board Election in 1st District in Zamboanga del Norte
Incumbents Julius Napigquit, Crisologo "Logoy" Decierdo, Romulo "Muling" Soliva, and Ronillo "Boy" Lee are all ineligible for reelection. Napigquit opted to run for vice governor, while Soliva opted to run for city councilor of Dipolog. Vying for a seat for the district are term-limited Dipolog City councilors Peter Co and Jasmin Pinsoy-Lagutin, former city councilor Dante Bagarinao, former Roxas municipal mayor Ed Yebes, and radio broadcasters Raymond Acopiado and Nick Carbonel.
2022 Provincial Board Election in 2nd District in Zamboanga del Norte
Incumbents Venus Uy, Luzviminda "Bebe" Torrino, and Ruth Brillantes are ineligible for reelection, but incumbent Constantino "Boy" Soriano Jr. is running for reelection. Venus Uy opted to run for Sangguniang Bayan member of Liloy. Vying for a seat for the district include incumbent Liloy Sangguniang Bayan members Kay Marie Bolando and Leo Nicanor Mejorada, and former Dapitan City administrator Wilberth "Jojo" Magallanes. Conkee Buctuan, who previously made a run for this position in 2019, is making his second attempt for the position.
2022 Provincial Board Election in 3rd District in Zamboanga del Norte
Incumbents Romeo Jalosjos Jr. of the 1st district and Glona Labadlabad of the 2nd district are running for reelection; fellow incumbent Isagani Amatong of the 3rd district, an ally of the Uys, is term-limited and ineligible for re-election. Amatong's party, the Liberal Party, nominated Ian Amatong for the position. Challenging Amatong is former 3rd district representative Cesar Jalosjos.[3]
1st District[]
2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the First District of Zamboanga del Norte
Incumbent mayor Rosalina Jalosjos is ineligible for reelection, and opted to run for governor. Her party nominated former 1st district representative Bullet Jalosjos as their nominee.[4]
Incumbent mayor Romeo Mejias is term-limited and prohibited from running for a fourth consecutive term. His party fielded Liza Mejias for the position, with Romeo Mejias himself running for vice mayor.
Incumbent mayor Darel Dexter Uy is running for reelection; incumbent vice mayor Horacio Velasco is term-limited and ineligible to run for reelection. Uy's party nominated incumbent vice governor Senen Angeles for city vice mayor. Mayor Uy will face Rommel Jalosjos, businessman and former governor of Zamboanga Sibugay.[5]
Mayor Rachel "Inday" Ferrater and Vice Mayor Edwin Dalam, both incumbents elected after the 2019 election, are term-limited and are prohibited from running for a fourth consecutive term. Ferrater's party, PDP-Laban, fielded Allen Ferrater as their candidate for mayor. On the other hand, Dalam is running for mayor under the Nacionalista Party.
Mayor Patchi Eguia is running for re-election. Incumbent vice mayor Tessie Matildo of PDP-Laban, who replaced then winning vice mayor (in the 2019 election) Crisostomo Eguia Jr. after being convicted for unliquidated cash advantages during his time as mayor,[6] is eligible for re-election, but opted to run for SB Member. Her party nominated incumbent SB Members Maiko Wong and Nonie Jumawak as candidates for mayor and vice mayor respectively.
Incumbent mayor Jan Hendrick Vallecer is term-limited and ineligible for re-election. His party nominated incumbent vice mayor Junior Rengquijo as their mayoralty candidate.
Incumbent mayor Josecor Gepolongca is eligible for re-election, but opted to run for vice mayor. His party nominated former mayor Flora Villarosa for mayor.
Incumbent Mayor Albina "Obing" Esmali opted not to run for re-election. Vice Mayor Gani Esmali, who was re-elected for the position after the 2019 election, died in an ambush in Siocon on January 11, 2020.[7] With this, top ranking SB Member Dulcisimo Bontia Jr. took over Vice Mayor Esmali's place in succession.
Incumbent mayor Toto Matildo is running unopposed; incumbent vice mayor Ferdinand "Banoy" Caboverde is running for SB Member, and incumbent SB Member Samuel "Lolong" Labad is running to take his place without opposition.
Mayor Onesimo "Jun" Coma and Vice Mayor Joel Tendero, both incumbents elected after the 2019 election, are term-limited and are prohibited from running for a fourth consecutive term. Coma's party, PDP-Laban, fielded Justin Quimbo as their candidate for mayor with Coma himself running for vice mayor. On the other hand, Tendero is running for mayor under PROMDI.
Mayor Eddie Quimbo, who was re-elected after the 2019 election, is term-limited and prohibited from running for a fourth consecutive term. Quimbo's party, PDP-Laban, fielded Jed Quimbo as their candidate for mayor with incumbent vice mayor Virgilio "Tony Yap" Go running for re-election.
Mayor Hermogenes "Remie" Cordova, who was re-elected as Mayor after the 2019 local elections, passed away in 2020, and Vice Mayor Aidaroz Hambali took over Cordova's place as Mayor of Leon B. Postigo in succession.
Incumbent mayor Julius Lobrigas is term-limited and prohibited from running for a fourth term. His party fielded Jinky Lobrigas as candidate for mayor, with Julius Lobrigas himself running for vice mayor. Incumbent vice mayor Karon Esmali is eligible, and is running for re-election as vice mayor.
