# 1998 Philippine general election

Presidential elections, legislative 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
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Joseph Estrada | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | 10,722,295 | 39.86 |
| | Jose de Venecia Jr. | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 4,268,483 | 15.87 |
| | Raul Roco | Aksyon Demokratiko | 3,720,212 | 13.83 |
| | Lito Osmeña | PROMDI | 3,347,631 | 12.44 |
| | Alfredo Lim | Liberal Party | 2,344,362 | 8.71 |
| | Renato de Villa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 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 | 32,212 | 0.12 |
| | Manuel Morato | Partido Bansang Marangal | 18,644 | 0.07 |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,902,536 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,902,536 | 91.86 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,383,239 | 8.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 |
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos |||||
* ↑ Includes 232,714 votes for Imelda Marcos (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan) who withdrew after the ballots were printed.

### Vice president

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 12,667,252 | 49.56 |
| | Edgardo Angara | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | 5,652,068 | 22.11 |
| | Oscar Orbos | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 3,321,779 | 13.00 |
| | Serge Osmeña | Liberal Party | 2,351,462 | 9.20 |
| | Francisco Tatad | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 745,389 | 2.92 |
| | Ismael Sueno | PROMDI | 537,677 | 2.10 |
| | Irene Santiago | Aksyon Demokratiko | 240,210 | 0.94 |
| | Camilo Sabio | Partido Bansang Marangal | 22,010 | 0.09 |
| | Reynaldo Pacheco | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 21,422 | 0.08 |
| Total | Total | Total | 25,559,269 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,559,269 | 87.28 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,726,506 | 12.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 |

### Senate

| Candidate | Candidate | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % |
| | Loren Legarda | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 14,933,965 | 50.99 |
| | Rene Cayetano | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 13,177,584 | 45.00 |
| | Tito Sotto | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 11,520,678 | 39.34 |
| | Nene Pimentel | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | PDP–Laban | 10,227,765 | 34.92 |
| | Robert Barbers | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 9,768,045 | 33.35 |
| | Rodolfo Biazon | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 9,352,964 | 31.94 |
| | Blas Ople | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 9,278,448 | 31.68 |
| | John Henry Osmeña | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Nationalist People's Coalition | 9,242,652 | 31.56 |
| | Robert Jaworski | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Partido ng Masang Pilipino | 8,968,616 | 30.62 |
| | Ramon Revilla Sr. | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 8,683,500 | 29.65 |
| | Teofisto Guingona Jr. | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 7,325,343 | 25.01 |
| | Tessie Aquino-Oreta | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 7,238,086 | 24.72 |
| | Roberto Pagdanganan | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 6,938,178 | 23.69 |
| | Ruben Torres | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Independent | 6,923,821 | 23.64 |
| | Edcel Lagman | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 6,831,441 | 23.33 |
| | Santanina Rasul | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 6,695,955 | 22.86 |
| | Rolando Andaya Sr. | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 5,722,871 | 19.54 |
| | Roberto de Ocampo | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 5,663,401 | 19.34 |
| | Lisandro Abadia | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 5,426,378 | 18.53 |
| | Haydee Yorac | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 4,618,565 | 15.77 |
| | Ricardo Gloria | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 4,589,190 | 15.67 |
| | Ramon Bagatsing Jr. | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 4,540,475 | 15.50 |
| | Freddie Webb | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 4,514,475 | 15.42 |
| | Hernando Perez | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 4,336,969 | 14.81 |
| | Rey Langit | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 3,930,085 | 13.42 |
| | Raul Daza | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 2,995,851 | 10.23 |
| | Miguel Luis Romero | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 2,781,973 | 9.50 |
| | Charito Plaza | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 2,433,272 | 8.31 |
| | Roy Señeres | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 1,165,455 | 3.98 |
| | Gerry Geronimo | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 871,518 | 2.98 |
| | Hadja Putri Zorayda Tamano | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 855,738 | 2.92 |
| | Roberto Sebastian | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 721,824 | 2.46 |
| | Jose Villegas | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 608,186 | 2.08 |
| | Renato Garcia | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 554,818 | 1.89 |
| | David Castro | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 436,779 | 1.49 |
| | Ludovico Badoy | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 388,465 | 1.33 |
| | Oliver Lozano | Independent | Independent | Independent | 352,037 | 1.20 |
| | Abraham Iribani | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa | 319,410 | 1.09 |
| | Eduardo Bondoc | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 202,217 | 0.69 |
| | Fred Henry Marallag | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago | 106,496 | 0.36 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 205,243,489 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,285,775 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 |

### House of Representatives

The first party-list elections were held. Aside from voting for the representative from their congressional district, a voter can also vote for a party-list.

#### District elections

| | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 11,981,024 | 49.01 | +8.35 | 111 | +11 |
| | Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino | 6,520,744 | 26.68 | New | 55 | New |
| | Liberal Party | 1,773,124 | 7.25 | +5.39 | 15 | +10 |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition | 998,239 | 4.08 | −8.11 | 9 | −13 |
| | Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | 966,653 | 3.95 | New | 4 | New |
| | Probinsya Muna Development Initiative | 586,954 | 2.40 | New | 4 | New |
| | PDP–Laban | 134,331 | 0.55 | −0.13 | 0 | −1 |
| | Aksyon Demokratiko | 106,843 | 0.44 | New | 1 | New |
| | Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino | 47,273 | 0.19 | New | 0 | New |
| | Ompia Party | 46,462 | 0.19 | New | 1 | New |
| | People's Reform Party | 38,640 | 0.16 | −0.73 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 35,522 | 0.15 | New | 0 | 0 |
| | Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | 8,850 | 0.04 | −0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lapiang Manggagawa | 8,792 | 0.04 | −0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Nacionalista Party | 4,412 | 0.02 | −0.78 | 0 | −1 |
| | Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino | 2,010 | 0.01 | −0.52 | 0 | −1 |
| | Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapabago | 1,310 | 0.01 | New | 0 | New |
| | Unaffiliated | 348,281 | 1.42 | New | 4 | New |
| | Independent | 834,934 | 3.42 | −3.03 | 2 | −5 |
| Party-list seats | Party-list seats | | | | 51 | +51 |
| Total | Total | 24,444,398 | 100.00 | – | 257 | +37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,444,398 | 83.47 | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,841,377 | 16.53 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 | | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann and Teehankee |||||||
* ↑ Only 14 were seated in the party-list election.

#### Party-list election

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives | 503,487 | 5.50 | 2 |
| | Alyansang Bayanihan ng mga Magsasaka, Manggagawang Bukid at Mangingisda | 321,646 | 3.51 | 1 |
| | Alagad | 312,500 | 3.41 | 1 |
| | Veterans Federation Party | 304,902 | 3.33 | 1 |
| | Probinsya Muna Development Initiative | 255,184 | 2.79 | 1 |
| | Adhikain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong Tao Para sa Lupa, Pabahay, Hanapbuhay at Kaunlaran | 239,042 | 2.61 | 1 |
| | National Federation of Small Coconut Farmers Organization | 238,303 | 2.60 | 1 |
| | Abanse! Pinay | 235,548 | 2.57 | 1 |
| | Akbayan | 232,376 | 2.54 | 1 |
| | Luzon Farmers Party | 215,643 | 2.36 | 1 |
| | Sanlakas | 194,617 | 2.13 | 1 |
| | Cooperative NATCCO Network Party | 189,802 | 2.07 | 1 |
| | Philippine Coconut Producers Federation | 186,388 | 2.04 | 1 |
| | Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines | 143,444 | 1.57 | 0 |
| | Others | 5,582,427 | 60.97 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,155,309 | 100.00 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,155,309 | 31.26 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 20,130,466 | 68.74 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,285,775 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 33,873,665 | 86.46 | |
| Source: Supreme Court (October 6, 2000). "G.R. No. 136781". and Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |||||

### Local elections

Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.
The newly created province of Compostela Valley (now known as "Davao de Oro") held its first local elections on this day as well.