Local elections took place in Nueva Ecija on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a governor, a vice governor, fourteen provincial board members and four district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 1,297,243 voters voted in this election.
Incumbent governor Aurelio Umali won reelection in a landslide victory against Palayan mayor Adrianne Mae Cuevas. Umali's brother, incumbent vice governor Emmanuel Umali also won reelection by a landslide against former vice governor Edward Joson and Victoria Capinpin. Umali and Joson also faced each other in the previous race for the vice governorship.
The governor and vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into four districts, the first and fourth districts sending three members each, while the second and third districts sending two members each to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties.
Incumbent governor Aurelio Umali won reelection with 69.21% of the vote against Palayan mayor Adrianne Mae Cuevas 30.78%.
Incumbent vice governor Emmanuel Umali won reelection with 68.56% of the vote against former vice governor Edward Joson's 30.45% and Victoria Capinpin's 0.98%.
The Nueva Ecija Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.
Unang Sigaw won seven seats, remaining as the largest party in the provincial board.
Nueva Ecija's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 1st legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.
Seven candidates were included in the ballot.
Nueva Ecija's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 2nd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.
Three candidates were included in the ballot.
Nueva Ecija's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 3rd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.
Four candidates were included in the ballot.
Nueva Ecija's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 4th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.
Seven candidates were included in the ballot.