1998 Philippine Senate election

The 1998 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 26th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1998 to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP; Struggle of the Nationalist Filipino Masses)-led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and PDP-Laban. The two coalitions split the 12 contested seats 7–5 in favor of LAMMP.

1998 Philippine Senate election

May 11, 1998
12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Marcelo Fernan Teofisto Guingona Party LDP Lakas Alliance LAMMP Lakas Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Seats before 16 5 Seats won 7 5 Seats after 12 12 Seat change 4 7 Popular vote 91,421,394 93,261,379 Percentage 44.5% 45.4%
Senate President before election Neptali Gonzales LDP Elected Senate President Marcelo Fernan LDP

Results

 Summary of the May 11, 1998, Philippine Senate election result

Rank	Candidate	Coalition[1]	Party		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 coalition

Coalition		Votes	%	Seats won	%
	Lakas	93,261,379	45.4%	5	41.7%
	LAMMP	91,421,394	44.5%	7	58.3%
	Reporma-LM	13,090,781	6.4%	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%
	Independents not in tickets	352,037	0.2%	0	0.0%
Totals		205,243,489	100.0%	12	100.0%

Per party

Party		Popular vote			Breakdown				Seats
		Total	%	Swing	Entered	Up	Not up	Won	End 10th	11th	%	+/−
	Lakas	93,261,379	45.44%	+21.88%	12	1	4	5	5	9	37.5%	+4
	LDP	56,058,540	34.72%	-7.41%	8	10	4	4	14	7	29.2%	-7
	Reporma-LM	13,090,781	6.38%	+6.38%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0
	PDP–Laban	10,227,765	4.98%	+4.67%	1	0	0	1	0	1	4.2%	+1
	NPC	9,242,652	4.50%	-11.59%	1	1	1	1	2	2	8.3%	0
	PMP	8,968,616	4.37%	+4.37%	1	0	0	1	0	1	4.2%	+1
	Liberal	5,429,123	2.65%	+2.65%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0
	Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	1,688,775	0.82%	+0.82%	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0
	PRP	Did not participate				0	1	0	1	1	4.2%	0
	Independents	7,275,858	3.54%	-9.79%	0	2	0	0	2	2	8.3%	0
Totals		205,243,489	100%	—	40	12	12	12	24	23	100%	-1

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 11th Congress of the Philippines

External links

• The Philippine Presidency Project
• Official website of the Commission on Elections
• Official website of the House of Representatives

1. "Senatorial Race in the Philippines: SWS Feb 98, Mar 98, Apr 98, May 98 National Surveys". Social Weather Station. Retrieved 26 March 2019.