Overview
Both incumbent mayor Oscar Samson Rodriguez and vice mayor Edwin Santiago have served their third terms, thus, are term limited. Rodriguez will return and will run for Congress for the third district of Pampanga, facing the incumbent Aurelio Gonzales Jr. On October 1, 2012, the returning and first city mayor, Dr. Rey B. Aquino, filed his first certificate of candidacy in COMELEC office, together with their 10 candidates for city councilors under the banner of Team Fernandino.Results
Names in boldface denote re-electionist candidates. The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win their respective seats. They are elected separately; therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.Mayor
Vice Mayor
City Councilors
Voting is via plurality-at-large voting: Voters will vote for ten (10) candidates and the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected. Of the incumbent councilors elected in 2010, six are not seeking re-election for various reasons: *Renato Agustin, who is graduating and is running for vice mayor under the Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal Party, *Rosemary Calimlim, who is graduating; *Ruperto Dumlao, who is graduating; *Redentor Halili, who is graduating; *Jaime Lazatin, who is graduating and is running for vice mayor under the United Nationalist Alliance; and *Alex Patio, who is one of the nominees of party-list group Append Inc.Candidates
Administration coalition (Team Magsilbi Tamu)
Primary opposition coalition (Team Fernandino)
Independent candidates not in tickets
Results
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