Election Name: | 1899 Philippine local elections |
Country: | Philippines |
Flag Year: | 1898 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1895 Philippine municipal elections |
Previous Year: | 1895 |
Next Election: | 1905 Philippine local elections |
Next Year: | 1905 |
Election Date: | May 7, 1899 |
Local elections were held for provincial and municipal posts throughout the Philippine archipelago starting May 7, 1899. The first local elections under the American occupation were held in Baliuag, Bulacan, supervised by US General Henry W. Lawton (General Field Order No. 8). Francisco Guererro was elected the First Presidente Municipal.