2016 Ormoc local elections
Incumbent city mayor Edward Codilla ran for re-election to his post; he ran against an opponent in the 2013 election race, actor and sportsman Richard Gomez. Codilla ran under the Liberal Party, while Gomez ran under the Nationalist People's Coalition. Codilla defeated Gomez, in the 2013 elections with a slim margin of 2,248 votes. 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. Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Edward Codilla is the incumbent. Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr. is the incumbent. He switched parties for this election, from Liberal Party to Nationalist People's Coalition. Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are "italicized" were incumbents seeking reelection.
Results
The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.