1941 Philippine presidential election

Philippine presidential election, 1941

← 1935 November 11, 1941 1943 →
 
Nominee Manuel L. Quezon Juan Sumulong
Party Nacionalista Popular Front
Running mate Sergio Osmeña Emilio Javier
Popular vote 1,340,320 298,608
Percentage 80.13% 17.85%


President before election

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

Elected President

Manuel L. Quezon
Nacionalista

1941 Philippine vice presidential election

← 1935 November 11, 1941 1946 →
 
Candidate Sergio Osmeña Emilio Javier
Party Nacionalista Popular Front
Popular vote 1,445,897 124,035
Percentage 90.24% 7.74%

Vice President before election

Sergio Osmeña
Nacionalista

Elected Vice President

Sergio Osmeña
Nacionalista

The 1941 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 11, 1941, twenty-seven days before the Attack on Pearl Harbor; and subsequently, the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, which brought the Philippines and the United States to the Second World War. Incumbent President Manuel L. Quezon won an unprecedented second partial term as President of the Philippines in a landslide. His running mate, Vice President Sergio Osmeña, also won via landslide. The elected officials however, did not serve their terms from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II. In 1943, a Japanese-sponsored Republic was established and appointed Jose P. Laurel as president. From 1943 to 1945, the Philippines had two presidents. Quezon died in 1944 of tuberculosis and was replaced by Sergio Osmeña.[1]

  1. ^ Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning (2013). Philippine Electoral Almanac. pp. 14–16.