Start date May 14, 2001 | ||
Legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2001 Independent candidate Noli de Castro, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN was announced as the topnotcher. This is the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of Former President Joseph Estrada in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising (popularly known as EDSA II). On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Former Senator Gregorio Honasan lost in the 2001 Philippine elections and lost to Sen. Ralph Recto but declared constitutional the special election for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona.
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Other notable candidates
Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.
Senate
Final COMELEC Tally for Senators as of August 30, 2001.
^1 Guest candidate ^2 18,000 votes deducted from Ralph G. Recto from Zamboanga del Norte as per Resolution No. NBC 01-003 ^3 Elected to serve the unexpired term (until June 2004) of Teofisto Guingona, Jr., who was appointed Vice President on February 2001.Per coalition
*the thirteenth-placed candidate will serve for only three years.
Per party
*the thirteenth-placed candidate will serve up to June 30, 2004; the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes will serve up to June 30, 2007.