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Local elections were held in Majayjay, Laguna on Monday, May 14, 2001 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors.

Background

Incumbent Mayor Eulogio Arceta Sr. is running for re-election (or second term) under PMP, his main opponent is incumbent Councilor Victorino Rodillas of Lakas–CMD, Robert Juanillo is also running under KAMPI.

Incumbent Vice Mayor Mario Mercolisa is also running for re-election (or second term) under Lakas–CMD, his main opponent is incumbent Councilor Avelino Merestela of the administration (PMP). Former Vice Mayor Leon Sobreviñas is also a candidate under KAMPI.

Coalition

As the mayor, vice mayor and the members of the municipal council are elected on the same ballot, mayoral candidates may present or endorse a slate of candidates. These slates usually run with their respective mayoral and vice mayoral candidates along with the other members of their slate. A group of candidates independent of any mayoral or vice mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves.

Administration

Team Arceta–Merestela

Name	Party		Result
For Mayor
Eulogio Arceta Sr.		PMP	Lost
For Vice Mayor
Avelino Merestela		PMP	Won
For Councilor
Wilson Amorado		PMP	Won
Celso Bergola		PMP	Lost
Florentino Borines		PMP	Lost
Florentino Granada		PMP	Lost
Ruben Modina		PMP	Lost
Mario Nombrado		PMP	Won
Cesar Urcia		PMP	Won
Diomedes Vito		PMP	Lost

Primary Opposition

Team Rodillas–Mercolisa

Name	Party		Result
For Mayor
Victorino Rodillas		Lakas–CMD	Won
For Vice Mayor
Mario Mercolisa		Lakas–CMD	Lost
For Councilor
Ernesto Coria		Lakas–CMD	Won
Rey Gregory Cube		Lakas–CMD	Won
Robert De Vera		Lakas–CMD	Lost
Buenaventura Esquinas		Lakas–CMD	Lost
Teofilo Guera		Lakas–CMD	Won
Nicandro Ordoñez		Lakas–CMD	Lost
Matias Palentinos		Lakas–CMD	Lost
Alejo Vito		Lakas–CMD	Won

Other Parties and Coalition's

Team Juanillo–Sobreviñas

Name	Party		Result
For Mayor
Robert Juanillo		KAMPI	Lost
For Vice Mayor
Leon Sobreviñas		KAMPI	Lost
For Councilor
Ma. Concepcion Brioso		Independent	Lost
Marcos Ceribo		KAMPI	Lost
Suela Josephine Mauricio		KAMPI	Lost
Valentin Mendoza		KAMPI	Lost
Victorio Ronabio		KAMPI	Lost
Rodolfo Tan		KAMPI	Won
Eutiquio Trovela		KAMPI	Lost
Arsenio Villaraza		KAMPI	Lost

Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

All incumbent's are marked in Italics.

Mayoralty election

Majayjay mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–CMD	Victorino Rodillas	4,650	49.39
	PMP	Eulogio Arceta Sr.	3,142	33.37
	KAMPI	Robert Juanillo	1,623	17.24
Total votes			9,415	100.00
	Lakas–CMD gain from Liberal
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Vice mayoralty election

Majayjay vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PMP	Avelino Merestela	4,171	45.26
	Lakas–CMD	Mario Mercolisa	3,259	35.36
	KAMPI	Leon Sobreviñas	1,786	19.38
Total votes			9,216	100.00
	PMP gain from Lakas–CMD
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Sangguniang Bayan election

Election is via plurality-at-large voting: A voter votes for up to eight candidates, then the eight candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.

Only five out of six incumbent councilor's who seek re-election won.

Majayjay sangguniang bayan election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–CMD	Rey Gregory Cube	4,124	7.31
	PMP	Wilson Amorado	3,603	6.39
	PMP	Mario Nombrado	3,455	6.13
	Lakas–CMD	Teofilo Guera	3,437	6.09
	PMP	Cesar Urcia	3,427	6.08
	Lakas–CMD	Ernesto Coria	3,335	5.91
	KAMPI	Rodolfo Tan	3,192	5.66
	Lakas–CMD	Alejo Vito	2,856	5.06
	PMP	Florentino Borines	2,651	4.70
	PMP	Ruben Modina	2,602	4.61
	KAMPI	Valentin Mendoza	2,339	4.15
	PMP	Florentino Granada	2,311	4.10
	PMP	Celso Bergola	2,144	3.80
	Lakas–CMD	Nicandro Ordoñez	2,067	3.67
	Lakas–CMD	Matias Palentinos	2,053	3.64
	KAMPI	Victorio Ronabio	1,770	3.14
	Lakas–CMD	Buenaventura Esquinas	1,759	3.12
	Lakas–CMD	Robert De Vera	1,724	3.06
	KAMPI	Eutiquio Trovela	1,466	2.60
	KAMPI	Marcos Ceribo	1,387	2.46
	PMP	Diomedes Vito	1,363	2.42
	KAMPI	Arsenio Villaraza	1,312	2.33
	KAMPI	Suela Josephine Mauricio	1,308	2.32
	Independent	Ma. Concepcion Brioso	711	1.26
Total votes			56,396	100.00
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