1957 Philippine presidential election
# 1957 Philippine presidential election

The 1957 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 12, 1957. Incumbent President and Vice President to Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia was elected for a full term as President of the Philippines. Garcia assumed the post following the death of Magsaysay in a plane crash earlier that year. His running mate, Speaker Jose Laurel Jr., lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history wherein a president was elected by a plurality rather than a majority, and in which the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates came from different parties.

## Results

### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista Party | 2,072,257 | 41.28 |
| | José Yulo | Liberal Party | 1,386,829 | 27.62 |
| | Manuel Manahan | Progressive Party | 1,049,420 | 20.90 |
| | Claro M. Recto | Nationalist Citizens' Party | 429,226 | 8.55 |
| | Antonio Quirino | Liberal Party (Quirino wing) | 60,328 | 1.20 |
| | Valentin de los Santos | Lapiang Malaya | 21,674 | 0.43 |
| | Alfredo Abcede | Federal Party | 470 | 0.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,020,204 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,020,204 | 98.28 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 87,908 | 1.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,108,112 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,763,897 | 75.52 |
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos |||||

* ↑ Quirino ran under his own wing of the Liberal Party, while the rest of the party supported Yulo's candidacy.

Popular vote

Garcia

41.28%

Yulo

27.62%

Manahan

20.90%

Recto

8.55%

Others

1.64% :

### Vice-President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Diosdado Macapagal | Liberal Party | 2,189,197 | 46.55 |
| | Jose Laurel Jr. | Nacionalista Party | 1,783,012 | 37.92 |
| | Vicente Araneta | Progressive Party | 375,090 | 7.98 |
| | Lorenzo Tañada | Nationalist Citizens' Party | 344,685 | 7.33 |
| | Restituto Fresto | Lapiang Malaya | 10,494 | 0.22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,702,478 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,702,478 | 92.06 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 405,634 | 7.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,108,112 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,763,897 | 75.52 |
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos |||||

Popular vote

Macapagal

46.55%

Laurel

37.92%

Araneta

7.98%

Tañada

7.33%

Fresto

0.22% :

