2022 Philippine Senate election

The 2022 Philippine Senate election was the 34th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 9, 2022.

 Party-switching before the election 
For senators running in this election cycle:

 Panfilo Lacson (independent) switched to Reporma on July 29, 2021, to run for president. He left Reporma on March 24, 2022, to become an independent.
 Joel Villanueva (CIBAC) became an independent when he filed his candidacy to run for senator.
 Manny Pacquiao (PDP–Laban) switched to PROMDI when he filed his candidacy to run for president.
 Dick Gordon (Independent) switched to Bagumbayan–VNP when he filed his candidacy to run for senator.

For senators whose seats are not up:

 Bong Go (PDP–Laban) switched to PDDS when he ran for president on November 13, 2021.

 Term-limited and retiring incumbents 
 Term limited incumbents 
The following are ineligible from running since they are on their second consecutive six-year term:

 Franklin Drilon (Liberal), retiring
 Ralph Recto (Nacionalista), running for House representative from Batangas's 6th district
 Tito Sotto (NPC), running for vice president of the Philippines

 Retiring incumbents 
The following senators' terms are ending in 2022. They were eligible to run again, but targeted other positions:

Panfilo Lacson (Reporma), running for president of the Philippines 
Manny Pacquiao (PROMDI), running for president of the Philippines
Francis Pangilinan (Liberal), running for vice president of the Philippines

 Running for another position mid-term 
Ronald dela Rosa (PDP–Laban) originally filed to run for president of the Philippines, as Bong Go's presidential running mate. Dela Rosa withdrew later on. Bong Go then ran for president, switching from PDP–Laban to Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS). Go himself officially withdrew on December 14.

 Candidates 

A total of 178 people filed candidacies for senator. A total of 114 people were found to be disallowed by the commission for being nuisance candidates, disqualified for other reasons, or have their candidacies cancelled.

+Aksyon Demokratikocolspan=4 # Name Party6.  Carl Balita 13.  John Castriciones* 22.  JV Ejercito* 32.  Samira Gutoc 56.  Jopet Sison 

+Laban ng Masa - Labor and Ecology Advocates for Democracy (LEAD)colspan=4 # Name Party4.  Teddy Baguilat* 12.  Roy Cabonegro 16.  Neri Colmenares* 17.  David d'Angelo 18.  Leila de Lima* 21.  Chel Diokno* 26.  Luke Espiritu 32.  Samira Gutoc* 34.  Risa Hontiveros* 37.  Elmer Labog* 45.  Sonny Matula* 

+MP3 Alliancecolspan=4 # Name Party7.   Lutgardo Barbo 11.  Jejomar Binay* 16.  Neri Colmenares* 22.  JV Ejercito* 25.  Francis Escudero* 31.  Dick Gordon* 37.  Elmer Labog* 40.  Loren Legarda* 59.  Raffy Tulfo* 61.  Joel Villanueva* 

+Tuloy ang Pagbabagocolspan=4 # Name Party9.   Greco Belgica 13.   John Castriciones 27.  Jinggoy Estrada* 39.   Rey Langit 40.  Loren Legarda* 43.  Rodante Marcoleta (withdrew) 49.  Robin Padilla 50.  Salvador Panelo 51.  Astra Pimentel-Naik 54.  Harry Roque* 57.  Gilbert Teodoro* 62.  Mark Villar* 64.  Migz Zubiri* 

+Lacson–Sotto slatecolspan=4 # Name Party11.  Jejomar Binay* 19.  Monsour del Rosario 22.  JV Ejercito 23.  Guillermo Eleazar 25.  Francis Escudero 31.  Dick Gordon* 33.  Gregorio Honasan* 40.  Loren Legarda 48.  Minguita Padilla 52.  Emmanuel Piñol 59.  Raffy Tulfo* 61.  Joel Villanueva* 

+Team Robredo–Pangilinan# Name Party4.  Teddy Baguilat 11.  Jejomar Binay* 18.  Leila de Lima 21.  Chel Diokno 25.  Francis Escudero* 31.  Dick Gordon* 34.  Risa Hontiveros 38.  Alex Lacson 45.  Sonny Matula 58.  Antonio Trillanes 61.  Joel Villanueva* 

+UniTeam Alliancecolspan=4 # Name Party8.  Herbert Bautista 27.  Jinggoy Estrada 29.  Larry Gadon 30.  Win Gatchalian 33.  Gregorio Honasan* 40.  Loren Legarda* 43.  Rodante Marcoleta* (withdrew)  49.  Robin Padilla* 54.  Harry Roque 57.  Gilbert Teodoro 62.  Mark Villar 64.  Migz Zubiri *Guest candidates

+Labor Party Philippinescolspan=4 # Name Party2.  Ibrahim Albani 15.  Melchor Chavez 

+Partido Maharlika# Name Party24.  Ernie Ereño 53.  Willie Ricablanca Jr. 

+Other non-independents# Name Party10.   Silvestre Bello Jr. 20.  Fernando Diaz 28.  Baldomero Falcone 42.  Emily Mallillin 46.  Marieta Mindalano-Adam 47.  Leo Olarte 55.  Nur-Ana Sahidulla 

+Independents not in ticketscolspan=4 # Name Party1.  Abner Afuang 3.  Jesus Arranza 5.  Agnes Bailen 14.  Alan Peter Cayetano 35.  RJ Javellana 36.  Nur-Mahal Kiram 41.  Ariel Lim 44.  Francis Leo Marcos 60.  Rey Valeros 63.  Carmen Zubiaga 

Opinion polling

Opinion polling in the Philippines is conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS), Pulse Asia, OCTA Research, and other pollsters.

Per candidate
The top 16 candidates with the highest favourability in each poll are listed below, where the top 12 are marked with a "black line". 
# Feb 9–15 Feb 11–16 Feb 12–17 Feb 18–23 Mar 9–14 Mar 17–21 Mar 30–Apr 6 Apr 1–4  Apr 2–6 Apr 18–19 Apr 16–21 Apr 19–21 Apr 22–25  Publicus Asia OCTA Pulse Asia Publicus Asia Pulse Asia Publicus Asia RMN–APCORE OCTA MBC–DZRH Pulse Asia Publicus Asia OCTA 1   Cayetano  60   Escudero  50.7   Legarda  66   Tulfo  66.9   Escudero  48.8   Tulfo  65.6   Escudero  49.4   Tulfo  59   Tulfo  68   Tulfo  57.92   Tulfo  50.4   Escudero  46.8   Tulfo  63 2   Escudero  58   Cayetano  43.5   Tulfo  63   Legarda  58.9   Cayetano  41.6   Legarda  58.3   Cayetano  43.8   Legarda  47   Villar  59   Escudero  44.16   Legarda  49.4   Cayetano  42.6   Villar  55 3   Tulfo  53   Gatchalian  40.3   Cayetano  61   Villar  56.2   Legarda  39.5   Cayetano  56.4   Legarda  43.3   Escudero  44   Legarda  56   Legarda  43.19   Padilla  42.9   Gatchalian  40.5   Legarda  51 4   Legarda  50   Tulfo  37.3   Zubiri  60   Cayetano  55.0   Gatchalian  38.4   Escudero  54.4   Gatchalian  42.0   Villar  40   Zubiri  54   Cayetano  42.63   Cayetano  42.3   Legarda  39.1   Zubiri  49 5   Villar  47   Villar  34.7   Escudero  59   Zubiri  50.5   Tulfo    Villar  52.4   Tulfo  39.1   Cayetano  39   Escudero  50   Villar  41.57   Escudero  38.6   Tulfo  38.5   Escudero  46 6   Zubiri   Zubiri  34.5   Villar  56   Escudero  49.8   Villar  34.9   Gatchalian  50.3   Villar  35.9   Gatchalian    Cayetano  48   Zubiri  40.98   Gatchalian  37.0   Villar  33.1   Padilla  44 7   Gatchalian  45   Legarda  34.3   Padilla  43   Padilla  47.3   Hontiveros  32.2   Zubiri  50.1   Hontiveros  34.4   Zubiri  38   Padilla  44   Padilla  40.95   Zubiri    Hontiveros  31.9   Cayetano  40 8   Hontiveros  41   Hontiveros  31.3   Binay 39   Binay  45.6   Zubiri  31.2   Villanueva  43.9   Zubiri  33.5   Hontiveros  34   Binay 42   Gatchalian  38.56   Villar  35.9   Padilla  31.5   Gatchalian  39 9   Binay  38   Diokno  26.1   Gatchalian   Gatchalian  44.6   Diokno  29.5   Padilla  42.5   Diokno  30.5   Padilla   Estrada   Binay  33.47   Ejercito  34.3   Zubiri  29.3   Villanueva  36 10   Teodoro   Villanueva  25.9   Hontiveros  38   Villanueva  42.0   Villanueva  25.9   Binay   Teodoro  27.1   Binay  33   Villanueva  41   Villanueva  31.35   Binay  32.5   Bautista  29.1   Estrada  33 11   Ejercito  35   Gordon  25.0   Estrada  37   Estrada  38.6   Gadon  25.1   Estrada  36.5   Villanueva  26.7   Villanueva    Gatchalian  39   Hontiveros  31.33   Estrada  32.3   Diokno  28.9   Ejercito  31 12   Gordon   Teodoro  24.1   Ejercito  35   Bautista  32.6   Padilla  25.0   Ejercito  35.9   Gordon  26.0   Ejercito  29   Ejercito  36   Estrada  30.50   Hontiveros    Villanueva  28.2   Hontiveros  13   Villanueva  34   Padilla  23.3   Villanueva  33   Hontiveros  32.3   Roque  24.7   Hontiveros   Gadon  25.7   Estrada  28   Hontiveros  33   Ejercito  30.27   Bautista  26.6   Ejercito  26.5   Binay  14   Padilla  32   Ejercito  22.4   Bautista  31   Ejercito  31.6   Gordon  23.9   Bautista  34.3   Padilla   Bautista  25   Bautista  28   Honasan  26.28   Villanueva  26.5   Gadon  25.9   Bautista  27 15   Marcoleta  29   Bautista  21.9   Honasan  29   Gordon  27.3   Teodoro  23.3   Honasan  28.2   Ejercito  24.7   Honasan  21   Roque  25   Roque  25.27   Honasan  22.4   Teodoro  25.7   Roque  24 16   Estrada  28   Binay  21.8   Gordon  25   Honasan  26.5   Ejercito  22.7   Gordon   Bautista  24.1   Eleazar  20   Eleazar  24   Gordon  24.13   Gordon  19.3   Gordon  24.9   Eleazar  22

 Results 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 16 18 19 20 21 22 2324 BeforeelectionSenate bloc colspan="19"   colspan="4"  Minority bloc Party‡‡‡‡‡‡‡Election results IndNot upNot upAfterelectionParty**+√√*Senate bloc colspan="2"  Ind bloc colspan="20"  Majority bloc colspan="2"  Minority bloc
Key:‡Seats up*Gained by a party from another party√Held by the incumbent +Held by the same party with a new senator


Per candidate

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
!width=5px| # !!style="text-align:left;width: 15em"|Candidate !!style="text-align:left;" width=140px|Coalition
!width=140px style="text-align:left;" colspan=2|Party !!width=100px|Votes!!width=50px|%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 1. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Robin Padilla || style="text-align:left;" | Tuloy na Pagbabago, UniTeam
| || 27,027,235 || 48.18%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 2. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Loren Legarda || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam, Lacson–Sotto slate, MP3, Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 24,367,564 || 43.44%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 3. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Raffy Tulfo || style="text-align:left;" | MP3, Lacson–Sotto slate
| || 23,488,450 || 41.87%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 4. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Win Gatchalian || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam
| || 20,678,804 || 36.86%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 5. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Francis Escudero || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate, MP3, TRoPa
| || 20,320,069 || 36.22%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 6. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Mark Villar || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 19,563,262 || 34.88%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 7. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Alan Peter Cayetano || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 19,359,758 || 34.51%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 8. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Migz Zubiri || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago, MP3
| || 18,931,207 || 33.75%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 9. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Joel Villanueva || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate, MP3, TRoPa
| || 18,539,537 || 33.05%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 10. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|JV Ejercito || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate, MP3
| || 15,901,891 || 28.35%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 11. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Risa Hontiveros || style="text-align:left;" | TRoPa, LEAD
| || 15,470,005 || 27.58%
|-
|-style="background: #FFFFCC; font-weight:bold;"
| 12. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Jinggoy Estrada || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 15,174,288 || 27.05%
|-
| 13. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Jejomar Binay || style="text-align:left;" | MP3, Lacson–Sotto slate, TRoPa
| || 13,348,887 || 23.80%
|-
| 14. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Herbert Bautista || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam
| || 13,206,704 || 23.54%
|-
| 15. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Gilbert Teodoro || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 12,827,577 || 22.87%
|-
| 16. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Guillermo Eleazar || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate
| || 11,360,526 || 20.27%
|-
| 17. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Harry Roque || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 11,285,713 || 20.14%
|-
| 18. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Gregorio Honasan || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate, UniTeam, Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 10,668,886 || 19.04%
|-
| 19. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Chel Diokno || style="text-align:left;" | TRoPa, LEAD
| || 10,020,008 || 17.88%
|-
| 20. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Larry Gadon || style="text-align:left;" | UniTeam
| || 9,712,118 || 17.33%
|-
| 21. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Antonio Trillanes || style="text-align:left;" | TRoPa
| || 8,653,717 || 15.44%
|-
| 22. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Dick Gordon || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate, MP3, TRoPa
| || 8,427,820 || 15.04%
|-
| 23. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Leila de Lima || style="text-align:left;" | TRoPa, LEAD
| || 7,305,153 || 13.04%
|-
| 24. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Neri Colmenares || style="text-align:left;" | Makabayan, LEAD, MP3
| || 6,108,365 || 10.90%
|-
| 25. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Alex Lacson || style="text-align:left;" | TRoPa
| || 5,499,733 || 9.81%
|-
| 26. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Salvador Panelo || style="text-align:left;" | Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 4,916,875 || 8.77%
|-
| 27. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Francis Leo Marcos || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 4,548,568 || 8.12%
|-
| 28. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Teddy Baguilat || style="text-align:left;" | LEAD, TRoPa 
| || 4,284,752 || 7.65%
|-
| 29. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Monsour del Rosario || style="text-align:left;" | Reporma
| || 3,824,557 || 6.82%
|-
| 30. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Carl Balita || style="text-align:left;" | Aksyon
| || 3,771,019 || 6.73%
|-
| 31. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Rodante Marcoleta || style="text-align:left;" | Tuloy na Pagbabago, UniTeam
| || 3,599,053 || 6.42%
|-
| 32. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Emmanuel Piñol || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate
| || 3,570,287 || 6.37%
|-
| 33. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Minguita Padilla || style="text-align:left;" | Lacson–Sotto slate
| || 3,567,523 || 6.37%
|-
| 34. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Luke Espiritu || style="text-align:left;" | LEAD
| || 3,480,211 || 6.21%
|-
| 35. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Astra Pimentel-Naik || style="text-align:left;" | PDP–Laban
| || 3,002,907 || 5.36%
|-
| 36. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Sonny Matula || style="text-align:left;" | TRoPa, LEAD
| || 2,698,368 || 4.81%
|-
| 37. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Greco Belgica || style="text-align:left;" | Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 2,362,101 || 4.21%
|-
| 38. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Jopet Sison || style="text-align:left;" | Aksyon
| || 2,223,959 || 3.96%
|-
| 39. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Samira Gutoc || style="text-align:left;" | Aksyon, LEAD
| || 2,225,400 || 3.97%
|-
| 40. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Carmen Zubiaga || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 1,771,078 || 3.16%
|-
| 41. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Silvestre Bello Jr. || style="text-align:left;" | PDP–Laban
| || 1,744,355 || 3.11%
|-
| 42. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Elmer Labog || style="text-align:left;" | Makabayan, LEAD, MP3
| || 1,582,623 || 2.82%
|-
| 43. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Rey Langit || style="text-align:left;" | Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 1,369,680 || 2.44%
|-
| 44. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Melchor Chavez || style="text-align:left;" | WPP
| || 957,559 || 1.71%
|-
| 45. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Abner Afuang || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 906,672 || 1.62%
|-
| 46. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Roy Cabonegro || style="text-align:left;" | LEAD
| || 885,416 || 1.58%
|-
| 47. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Ibrahim Albani ||  style="text-align:left;" | WPP 
| || 849,825  || 1.51%
|-
| 48. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Lutgardo Barbo || style="text-align:left;" | MP3
| || 754,129 || 1.34%
|-
| 49. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|John Castriciones || style="text-align:left;" | Aksyon, Tuloy na Pagbabago
| || 719,198 || 1.28%
|-
| 50. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|David d'Angelo || style="text-align:left;" | LEAD
| || 697,520 || 1.24%
|-
| 51. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Agnes Bailen || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 675,592 || 1.20%
|-
| 52. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Nur-Mahal Kiram || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 603,542 || 1.08%
|-
| 53. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Nur-Ana Sahidulla || style="text-align:left;" | PDDS
| || 599,063 || 1.07%
|-
| 54. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Leo Olarte || style="text-align:left;" | Bigkis Pinoy
| || 574,893 || 1.02%
|-
| 55. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Ariel Lim || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 564,802 || 1.01%
|-
| 56. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Fernando Diaz || style="text-align:left;" | PPP
| || 562,591 || 1.00%
|-
| 57. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Jesus Arranza || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 530,391 || 0.95%
|-
| 58. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Willie Ricablanca Jr. || style="text-align:left;" | PM
| || 494,603 || 0.88%
|-
| 59. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|RJ Javellana || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 474,958 || 0.85%
|-
| 60. ||  width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Marieta Mindalano-Adam || style="text-align:left;" | Katipunan
| || 452,455 || 0.81%
|-
| 61. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Ernie Ereño || style="text-align:left;" | PM
| || 451,051 || 0.80%
|-
| 62. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Baldomero Falcone || style="text-align:left;" | DPP
| || 400,138 || 0.71%
|-
| 63. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Emily Mallillin || style="text-align:left;" | PPM
| || 394,274 || 0.70%
|-
| 64. || width=200px style="text-align:left;"|Rey Valeros || style="text-align:left;" | 
| || 356,679 || 0.64%
|-style="background-color:#E9E9E9; font-weight:bold"
|colspan=5|Total turnout || 55,992,243 || 83.01%
|-style="background-color:#E9E9E9; font-weight:bold"
|colspan=5|Total votes || 434,695,944 || N/A
|-style="background-color:#E9E9E9; font-weight:bold"
|colspan=5|Registered voters, including overseas voters || 67,452,866|| 100.0%
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;"
|colspan=7|Source: COMELEC
|}

Per coalition
The seats won totals does not account for guest candidates unless specified.

Per party

 Sources 

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