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	Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (Struggle of Nationalist 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 Sueño		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		Votes	%
1.	Loren Legarda	Lakas	14,933,965	51.0%
2.	Renato Cayetano	Lakas	13,177,584	45.0%
3.	Tito Sotto	LDP	11,520,678	39.3%
4.	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.	PDP-Laban	10,227,765	34.9%
5.	Robert Barbers	Lakas	9,768,045	33.4%
6.	Rodolfo Biazon	LDP	9,352,964	31.9%
7.	Blas Ople	LDP	9,278,448	31.7%
8.	John Osmeña	NPC	9,242,652	31.6%
9.	Robert Jaworski	PMP	8,968,616	30.6%
10.	Ramon Revilla, Sr.	Lakas	8,683,500	29.7%
11.	Teofisto Guingona, Jr.	Lakas	7,325,343	25.0%
12.	Tessie Aquino-Oreta	LDP	7,238,086	24.7%
13.	Obet Pagdanganan	Lakas	6,938,178	23.7%
14.	Ruben Torres	Independent	6,923,821	23.6%
15.	Edcel Lagman	LDP	6,831,441	23.3%
16.	Santanina Rasul	Lakas	6,695,955	22.9%
17.	Rolando Andaya	Lakas	5,722,871	19.5%
18.	Roberto F. de Ocampo	Lakas	5,663,401	19.3%
19.	Lisandro Abadia	Lakas	5,426,378	18.5%
20.	Haydee Yorac	Reporma-LM	4,618,565	15.8%
21.	Ricardo Gloria	Lakas	4,589,190	15.7%
22.	Ramon Bagatsing, Jr.	LDP	4,540,475	15.5%
23.	Freddie Webb	LDP	4,514,475	15.4%
24.	Hernando Perez	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	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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