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[edit]
For president[edit]
e • d Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine presidential election results
| Candidate |
Party |
Results |
| Votes |
% |
| Joseph Estrada |
|
LAMMP |
10,722,295 |
39.86% |
| Jose de Venecia |
|
Lakas |
4,268,483 |
15.87% |
| Raul Roco |
|
Aksyon |
3,720,212 |
13.83% |
| Emilio Osmeña |
|
PROMDI |
3,347,631 |
12.44% |
| Alfredo Lim |
|
Liberal |
2,344,362 |
8.71% |
| Renato de Villa |
|
Reporma-LM |
1,308,352 |
4.86% |
| Miriam Defensor Santiago |
|
PRP |
797,206 |
2.96% |
| Juan Ponce Enrile |
|
Independent |
343,139 |
1.28% |
| Santiago Dumlao |
|
Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago |
32,212 |
0.12% |
| Manuel Morato |
|
Partido Bansang Marangal |
18,644 |
0.07% |
| 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 |
100.00% |
For vice-president[edit]
Vice presidential election per province/city.
e • d Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine vice presidential election results
| Candidate |
Party |
Results |
| 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[edit]
e • d Summary of the May 11, 1998 Senate of the Philippines election result
| Rank |
Candidate |
Party |
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 Henry 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. |
Teresa Aquino-Oreta |
|
LDP |
7,238,086 |
24.7% |
|
| 13. |
Roberto 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. |
Source: COMELEC |
Per party[edit]
| 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[edit]
District elections[edit]
e • d Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine House of Representatives election results
| Parties and coalitions |
Popular vote |
Seats won |
| 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[edit]
e • d Summary of the May 11, 1998 Philippine House of Representatives election results
| Party |
Popular vote |
Seats
won |
| Total |
% |
| 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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