Florencio Vargas Lakas–Kampi Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso Lakas–Kampi A special election for Cagayan's 2nd district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on March 12, 2011.

[3] The two other congressmen from Cagayan, Jack Enrile and Randolph Ting, then filed a resolution declaring Vargas' seat vacant paving way for a special election.

Defeated candidate and former governor Edgar Lara had previously expressed interest in participating if a special election was called, and also said that he expects any member of the Vargas family to run as well.

[4] On December 13, Enrile Jr. was designated by Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. as the caretaker of the 2nd district pending the approval of a special election.

Lara, formerly of the Nationalist People's Coalition, was the ruling Liberal Party's nominee for the special election, while Vargas' daughter, Abulug vice mayor Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso, was his opponent.