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On May 1, a barangay leader for the campaign on Evardone was murdered, leading Ben Evardone to call for the immediate arrest of the suspect.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-05-08 |title=Gov. Evardone calls for immediate arrest of suspect in shooting of political supporter |url=https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/gov-evardone-calls-for-immediate-arrest-of-suspect-in-shooting-of-political-supporter/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Leyte Samar Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
On May 1, a barangay leader for the campaign on Evardone was murdered, leading Ben Evardone to call for the immediate arrest of the suspect.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-05-08 |title=Gov. Evardone calls for immediate arrest of suspect in shooting of political supporter |url=https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/gov-evardone-calls-for-immediate-arrest-of-suspect-in-shooting-of-political-supporter/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Leyte Samar Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In the election, Evardone gained 204,165 votes, 56.78 percent of the votes under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas party, defeating [[Alliance for Barangay Concerns]] candidate Raffy Asebias.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RESULTS: Eastern Samar election 2025 |url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2025/local-race/eastern-samar |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=[[Rappler]] |language=en}}</ref> He became the governor of Eastern Samar on June 30, 2025. |
In the election, Evardone gained 204,165 votes, 56.78 percent of the votes under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas party, defeating [[Alliance for Barangay Concerns]] candidate Raffy Asebias.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RESULTS: Eastern Samar election 2025 |url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2025/local-race/eastern-samar |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=[[Rappler]] |language=en}}</ref> He was inaugurated as governor on June 30, 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pia.gov.ph/rv-evardone-sworn-in-as-youngest-governor-in-region-8-vows-agri-modernization-in-eastern-samar/ |author=Janie Vee T. Gumban |work=Philippine Information Agency |date=July 2, 2025 |access-date=July 4, 2025 |title=RV Evardone sworn in as youngest governor in Region 8; vows agri modernization in Eastern Samar }}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |