Philippine general election, 1998

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Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race, Senator Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won a six-year term as Vice President also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both president and vice president came from different parties.

Results

For president

Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine presidential election results
Candidates		Parties	Votes	%
	Joseph Estrada	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Force of the Filipino Masses)	10,722,295	39.86%
	Jose de Venecia	Lakas–NUCD–UMDP (People Power–National Union of Christian Democrats–Union of Muslim Democrats of the Philippines)	4,268,483	15.87%
	Raul Roco	Aksyon Demokratiko (Democratic Action)	3,720,212	13.83%
	Emilio Osmeña	Probinsya Muna Development Initiative (Provinces First Development Initiative)	3,347,631	12.44%
	Alfredo Lim	Liberal Party	2,344,362	8.71%
	Renato de Villa	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa (Party for Democratic Reforms–Workers' Party)	1,308,352	4.86%
	Miriam Defensor Santiago	People's Reform Party	797,206	2.96%
	Juan Ponce Enrile	Independent	343,139	1.28%
	Santiago Dumlao	Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago (Movement for National Change)	32,212	0.12%
	Manuel Morato	Partido Bansang Marangal (Party of Noble Nation)	18,644	0.07%

Total			26,902,536	100%

Valid votes			26,902,536	91.9%
Invalid votes			2,383,239	8.1%
Votes cast			29,285,775	86.5%
Registered voters			33,873,665

For vice-president

Vice presidential election per province/city.

Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine vice presidential election results
Candidate	Party		Results
Candidate	Party		Votes	%
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo		Lakas	12,667,252	49.56%
Edgardo Angara		LDP	5,652,068	22.11%
Oscar Orbos		Reporma-LM	3,321,779	13.00%
Sergio Osmeña III		Liberal	2,351,462	9.20%
Francisco Tatad		PRP/Gabay Bayan	745,389	2.92%
Ismael Sueno		PROMDI	537,677	2.10%
Irene Santiago		Aksyon	240,210	0.94%
Camilo Sabio		Partido Bansang Marangal	22,010	0.09%
Reynaldo Pacheco		Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	21,422	0.08%
Valid votes			25,539,269	87.3%
Invalid votes			3,726,506	12.7%
Votes cast			29,285,775	86.5%
Registered voters			33,873,665	100.00%

For senator

Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine Senate election result
Rank	Candidate	Coalition^[1]		Votes	%
1.	Loren Legarda	Lakas	Lakas	14,933,965	51.0%
2.	Renato Cayetano	Lakas	Lakas	13,177,584	45.0%
3.	Tito Sotto	LAMMP	LDP	11,520,678	39.3%
4.	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.	LAMMP	PDP-Laban	10,227,765	34.9%
5.	Robert Barbers	Lakas	Lakas	9,768,045	33.4%
6.	Rodolfo Biazon	LAMMP	LDP	9,352,964	31.9%
7.	Blas Ople	LAMMP	LDP	9,278,448	31.7%
8.	John Henry Osmeña	LAMMP	NPC	9,242,652	31.6%
9.	Robert Jaworski	LAMMP	PMP	8,968,616	30.6%
10.	Ramon Revilla Sr.	Lakas	Lakas	8,683,500	29.7%
11.	Teofisto Guingona, Jr.	Lakas	Lakas	7,325,343	25.0%
12.	Teresa Aquino-Oreta	LAMMP	LDP	7,238,086	24.7%
13.	Roberto Pagdanganan	Lakas	Lakas	6,938,178	23.7%
14.	Rubén D. Torres	LAMMP	Independent	6,923,821	23.6%
15.	Edcel Lagman	LAMMP	LDP	6,831,441	23.3%
16.	Santanina Rasul	Lakas	Lakas	6,695,955	22.9%
17.	Rolando Andaya	Lakas	Lakas	5,722,871	19.5%
18.	Roberto F. de Ocampo	Lakas	Lakas	5,663,401	19.3%
19.	Lisandro Abadia	Lakas	Lakas	5,426,378	18.5%
20.	Haydee Yorac		Reporma-LM	4,618,565	15.8%
21.	Ricardo Gloria	Lakas	Lakas	4,589,190	15.7%
22.	Ramon Bagatsing, Jr.	LAMMP	LDP	4,540,475	15.5%
23.	Freddie Webb	LAMMP	LDP	4,514,475	15.4%
24.	Hernando Perez	Lakas	Lakas	4,336,969	14.8%
25.	Rey Langit		Reporma-LM	3,930,085	13.4%
26.	Raul Daza		Liberal	2,995,851	10.2%
27.	Miguel Luis Romero	LAMMP	LDP	2,781,973	9.5%
28.	Charito Plaza		Liberal	2,433,272	8.3%
29.	Roy Señeres		Reporma-LM	1,165,455	4.0%
30.	Gerry Geronimo		Reporma-LM	871,518	3.0%
31.	Hadja Putri Zorayda Tamano		Reporma-LM	855,738	2.9%
32.	Roberto Sebastian		Reporma-LM	721,824	2.5%
33.	Jose Villegas		Reporma-LM	608,186	2.1%
34.	Renato Garcia		Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	554,818	1.9%
35.	David Castro		Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	436,779	1.5%
36.	Ludovico Badoy		Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	388,465	1.3%
37.	Oliver Lozano		Independent	352,037	1.2%
38.	Abraham Iribani		Reporma-LM	319,410	1.1%
39.	Eduardo Bondoc		Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	202,217	0.7%
40.	Fred Henry Marallag		Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	106,496	0.4%
Total turnout			29,285,775	86.5%
Total votes			206,248,556	N/A
Registered voters			205,243,489	100.0%
Note: A total of 40 candidates ran for senator.

Per party

Party/coalition		Votes	%	Seats won	%
	Lakas	93,261,379	45.4%	5	41.7%
	LDP	56,058,540	27.3%	4	33.3%
	Reporma-LM	13,090,781	6.4%	0	0.0%
	PDP-Laban	10,227,765	5.0%	1	8.3%
	NPC	9,242,652	4.5%	1	8.3%
	PMP	8,968,616	4.4%	1	8.3%
	Independents	7,275,858	3.5%	0	0.0%
	Liberal	5,429,123	2.6%	0	0.0%
	Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	1,688,775	0.8%	0	0.0%
Totals		205,243,489	100.0%	12	100.0%

For members of the House of Representatives

District elections

Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote		Seats won
Parties and coalitions		Total	%	Total	%
	Lakas	11,981,024	49.0	111	50.2
	LAMMP	6,520,744	26.7	55	24.9
	Liberal	1,773,124	7.3	15	6.8
	NPC	998,239	4.1	9	4.1
	Reporma-LM	966,653	4.0	4	1.8
	PROMDI	586,954	2.3	4	1.8
	PDP-Laban	134,331	0.5	0	0.0
	KAMPI	47,273	0.2	0	0.0
	Ompia Party	46,462	0.2	1	0.5
	KBL	35,522	0.0	0	0.0
	PRP	38,640	0.0	0	0.0
	PDSP	8,850	0.0	0	0.0
	Lapiang Manggagawa	8,792	0.0	0	0.0
	Nacionalista	4,412	0.0	0	0.0
	PMP	2,010	0.0	0	0.0
	Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapabago	1,310	0.0	0	0.0
	Not affiliated	348,281	1.4	4	1.8
	Independent	834,934	3.4	2	0.9
Total		24,444,398	100.0	206	93.2
Source: Teehankee, Julio. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-11.

Party-list election

Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine House of Representatives election results
Party	Popular vote		Seats won
Party	Total	%	Seats won
APEC	503,487	5.50%	3
ABA	321,646	3.51%	3
Alagad	312,500	3.41%	3
VFP	304,902	3.33%	3
PROMDI	255,184	2.79%	3
AKO	239,042	2.61%	3
NCSFO	238,303	2.60%	3
Abanse! Pinay	235,548	2.57%	3
Akbayan	232,376	2.54%	3
Butil	215,643	2.36%	3
Sanlakas	194,617	2.13%	3
Coop NATCCO	189,802	2.07%	3
Cocofed	186,388	2.04%	3
Senior Citizens	143,444	1.57%	0
Others	5,582,427	60.97%	0
Total	9,155,309	100%	39
Reference: Supreme Court

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