1957 Philippine presidential election

1957 Philippine presidential election

← 1953 November 12, 1957 1961 →
Turnout75.66 Decrease 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

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.