Former censors chief Grace Poe-Llamanzares topped the Senate race based on the Commission on Elections' first partial and official tally Tuesday.
| RANK | CANDIDATE | VOTES |
| 1 | POE, GRACE | 391,906 |
| 2 | ESCUDERO, CHIZ | 356,704 |
| 3 | LEGARDA, LOREN (NPC) | 349,357 |
| 4 | CAYETANO, ALAN PETER (NP) | 342,290 |
| 5 | ANGARA, EDGARDO (LDP) | 322,236 |
| 6 | BINAY, NANCY (UNA) | 305,019 |
| 7 | PIMENTEL, KOKO (PDP) | 304,352 |
| 8 | AQUINO, BENIGNO BAM (LP) | 296,256 |
| 9 | TRILLANES, ANTONIO IV (NP) | 281,637 |
| 10 | EJERCITO ESTRADA, JV (UNA) | 277,899 |
| 11 | VILLAR, CYNTHIA HANEPBUHAY (NP) | 263,408 |
| 12 | GORDON, DICK (UNA) | 263,009 |
| 13 | HONASAN, GRINGO (UNA) | 242,973 |
| 14 | MAGSAYSAY, RAMON JR. (LP) | 235,104 |
| 15 | HONTIVEROS, RISA (AKBAYAN) | 233,295 |
| 16 | ZUBIRI, MIGZ (UNA) | 229,517 |
| 17 | HAGEDORN, ED | 215,121 |
| 18 | ENRILE, JUAN PONCE JR.(NPC) | 206,184 |
| 19 | VILLANUEVA, BRO.EDDIE (BP) | 142,020 |
| 20 | MADRIGAL, JAMBY (LP) | 131,709 |
| 21 | MAGSAYSAY, MITOS (UNA) | 105,703 |
| 22 | CASINO, TEDDY (MKB) | 91,472 |
| 23 | MACEDA, MANONG ERNIE (UNA) | 64,521 |
| 24 | COJUANGCO, TINGTING (UNA) | 58,086 |
| 25 | DELOS REYES, JC (KPTRAN) | 27,117 |
| 26 | BELGICA, GRECO (DPP) | 24,594 |
| 27 | PENSON, RICARDO | 24,194 |
| 28 | ALCANTARA, SAMSON (SJS) | 21,293 |
| 29 | DAVID, LITO (KPTRAN) | 20,687 |
| 30 | MONTANO, MON | 17,929 |
| 31 | LLASOS, MARWIL (KPTRAN) | 15,644 |
| 32 | SENERES, CHRISTIAN (DPP) | 14,425 |
| 33 | FALCONE, BAL (DPP) | 11,974 |
Poe, the daughter of late movie star and ex-presidential aspirant Fernando Poe, Jr. bagged 391,906 out of the 719,914 votes canvassed so far. The political neophyte has earlier surprised Filipinos by topping partial and unofficial results released by the poll body's citizen arm and media groups late Monday. She still topped the race based on PPCRV's tally as of 2:41 p.m. Tuesday, with 14,613,651 votes.
Pre-election surveys have earlier placed Poe in the winning circle of the senatorial contest, but have not named her as the top contender. Her best performance only brought her to the fourth spot in survey results at the height of the campaign period.
The COCs are from Guimaras, Paranaque, Mandaluyong, Romblon, Iligan City and Dinagata Islands. Proceedings have been suspended late Monday after polling closed, pending the transmission of election returns from boards of canvassers in provinces and highly urbanized cities.
