Kerwin Espinosa had led the mayoral race in Albuera town in Leyte with 10,939 votes based on partial and unofficial results as of 2:32 a.m. on May 13, 2025.
He took a comfortable lead against the 7,081 votes received by Vince Rama and the 2,761 votes received by Sixto dela Victoria, according to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Media Server.
The Comelec has processed 21,361 votes or 71.79% out of 32,251 votes, as of this writing.
In April 2025, Espinosa was shot in Barangay Tinag-an during a campaign trail. He sustained wounds in his chest and left arm.
Meanwhile, for the vice-mayoral race in Abuera, RR Espinosa led the race with 10,555 votes.
Manic Barte got 6,543 votes while Liza dela Victoria got 3,190 votes.
