Draft:2013 Pateros local elections

Local elections were held in Pateros on May 13, 2013, as part of the 2013 Philippine general election. The voters elected local elective posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, the district representative of Taguig-Pateros, and six councilors in each of the municipality's two districts.

Background
After the 2010 elections, in which a big margin re-elected the incumbent mayor Jaime "Joey" Medina, he ran for re-election for a third and final term in 2013. His opponent was Miguel "Ike" Ponce III.

Incumbent vice mayor Jose Jonathan "Jojo" Sanchez although eligible for a third term, chose to run for councilor of the 2nd district instead. His party chose Ernesto Cortez, a councilor from the 2nd district. Cortez challenged Gerald German, a councilor from the 1st district and Jing Tuazon, an independent candidate.

In the congressional election, incumbent Taguig-Pateros representative Arnel Cerafica ran for reelection for a second term. He challenged Gigi De Mesa, a councilor from Taguig's 1st district.

For Mayor
Mayor Jaime "Joey" Medina narrowly defeated Miguel "Ike" Ponce III for a third and final term by a slim margin of 200 votes.

For Vice Mayor
1st District Councilor Gerald German won, defeating 2nd District Councilor Ernesto Cortez and Jing Tuazon by a margin of 1,971 votes.

For Representative, Taguig-Pateros Lone District
Arnel Cerafica easily defeated Gigi De Mesa, securing his reelection for a second term in the legislative district of Taguig-Pateros.

For Councilors
Incumbent councilors are in italics.