Tinanggap na ni Gertrudes Batocabe, asawa ng yumaong Ako Bikol Party-list congressman Rodel Batocabe ang pagkatalo sa 2019 mayoral race sa Daraga, Albay.
Natalo si Gertrudes matapos makakuha ng 18,791 votes laban sa 23,414 votes ni acting mayor Victor Parete.
Si incumbent Mayor Carlwyn Baldo naman na itinuturong mastermind sa pagpatay kay Batocabe ay nakakuha lamang ng 15,785 votes.
Pinasalamatan ni Getrudes ang lahat ng sumuporta sa pagiging substitute candidate niya para sa asawa at sa naging kampanya.
“Thank you very much, to all our family, friends and supporters who have helped us in this campaign. We have fought a good and honorable fight and I am so grateful to have had your love and respect as a substitute candidate for my husband, Rodel M. Batocabe. God bless us all, I pray for our beloved Daraga,” ani Gertrudes.