1998 Philippine general election

1998 Philippine general election

← 1995 May 11, 1998 2001 →
Registered	33,873,665
Turnout	29,285,775
1998 Philippine presidential election
← 1992 May 11, 1998 2004 →
Turnout	86.5% 11.0%
Nominee Joseph Estrada Jose de Venecia Jr. Raul Roco Party LAMMP Lakas Aksyon Running mate Edgardo Angara Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Irene Santiago Popular vote 10,722,295 4,268,483 3,720,212 Percentage 39.86% 15.87% 13.38%
President before election Fidel V. Ramos Lakas Elected President Joseph Estrada LAMMP
1998 Philippine vice presidential election
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Candidate Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Edgardo Angara Oscar Orbos Party Lakas LAMMP Reporma Popular vote 12,667,252 5,652,068 3,321,779 Percentage 49.56% 22.11% 13.00%
Vice President before election Joseph Estrada LAMMP Elected Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Lakas
1998 Philippine Senate election
← 1995 May 11, 1998 2001 →
12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Lakas LDP Seats won 5 7 Popular vote 93,261,379 91,421,394 Percentage 45.44 44.54
Senate President before election Neptali Gonzales LDP Elected Senate President Marcelo Fernan LDP
1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections
← 1995 May 11, 1998 2001 →
All 257 seats in the House of Representatives (including 38 underhang seats) 129 seats needed for a majority
Party Vote % Seats +/– Lakas 49.01 111 +11 LAMMP 26.68 55 +55 Liberal 7.25 15 +10 NPC 4.08 9 −13 Reporma 3.95 4 +4 PROMDI 2.40 4 +4 Aksyon 0.44 1 +1 Ompia 0.19 1 +1 Others 1.42 4 +4 Independent 3.42 2 −5 Party-list — 14 +14 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Jose de Venecia Jr. Lakas Manny Villar LAMMP

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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.