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1998 Philippine Senate Election

May 11, 1998 · Half-Senate midterms and the party list · 12 of 24 seats contested, 13 for a Senate majority

Held with Joseph Estrada's landslide for the presidency, but the Senate split: Estrada's LAMMP coalition took 7 seats and Ramos's Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 5, with Lakas newcomer Loren Legarda topping the poll.

President, after

Joseph Estrada

succeeding Fidel V. Ramos

Senate President, after

Marcelo Fernan

succeeding Neptali Gonzales

Top ticket

Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino

7 of 12 seats

Turnout

86.5%

ballots cast / registered voters

The senators elected

In order of votes. Share is of ballots cast; every voter could choose up to 12 names.

1.Loren Legarda
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP · 14,933,965 votes
51.0%
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2.Rene Cayetano
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP · 13,177,584 votes
45.0%
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3.Tito Sotto
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino · 11,520,678 votes
39.3%
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4.Nene Pimentel
PDP–Laban · 10,227,765 votes
34.9%
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5.Robert Barbers
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP · 9,768,045 votes
33.4%
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6.Rodolfo Biazon
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino · 9,352,964 votes
31.9%
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7.Blas Ople
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino · 9,278,448 votes
31.7%
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8.John Henry Osmeña
Nationalist People's Coalition · 9,242,652 votes
31.6%
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9.Robert Jaworski
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino · 8,968,616 votes
30.6%
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10.Ramon Revilla Sr.
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP · 8,683,500 votes
29.6%
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11.Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP · 7,325,343 votes
25.0%
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12.Tessie Aquino-Oreta
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino · 7,238,086 votes
24.7%
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Seats by ticket

Vote share is the share of all votes cast for Senate candidates (each voter may choose up to 12). Tickets that won no seat and polled under 3% are left out.

Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
44.5% of votes
7
seats
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP
45.4% of votes
5
seats
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa
6.4% of votes
0
seats