1957 Philippine presidential election

1957 Philippine presidential election

← 1953 November 12, 1957 1961 →
Turnout	75.66 1.7%
Nominee Carlos P. Garcia José Yulo Party Nacionalista Liberal Running mate Jose Laurel Jr. Diosdado Macapagal Popular vote 2,072,257 1,386,829 Percentage 41.28% 27.62%   Nominee Manuel Manahan Claro M. Recto Party Progressive NCP Running mate Vicente Araneta Lorenzo Tañada Popular vote 1,049,420 429,226 Percentage 20.90% 8.55%
President before election Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Elected President Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista
1957 Philippine vice presidential election
← 1953 November 12, 1957 1961 →
Candidate Diosdado Macapagal Jose Laurel Jr. Party Liberal Nacionalista Popular vote 2,189,197 1,783,012 Percentage 46.55% 37.92%   Nominee Vicente Araneta Lorenzo Tañada Party Progressive NCP Popular vote 375,090 344,685 Percentage 7.98% 7.33%
Vice President before election None Last held by: Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista Elected Vice President Diosdado Macapagal Liberal

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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.