1961 Philippine general election

1961 Philippine general election
← 1957 November 14, 1961 1965 →
	Presidential election
← 1957 1965 →
	Election results per province/city.
President before election; Carlos P. Garcia; Nacionalista	Elected President ; Diosdado Macapagal; Liberal
	Vice presidential election
← 1957 1965 →
	Election results per province/city.
Vice President before election; Diosdado Macapagal; Liberal	Elected Vice President ; Emmanuel Pelaez; Liberal
	Senate election
← 1959 1963 →
8 of the 24 seats in the Philippine Senate; 13 needs for a majority
Senate President before election; Eulogio Rodriguez; Nacionalista	Elected Senate President ; Eulogio Rodriguez; Nacionalista
	House elections
← 1957 1965 →
All 104 seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines; 53 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Daniel Romualdez; Nacionalista	Elected Speaker ; Cornelio Villareal; Liberal

Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 14, 1961, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as President of the Philippines to Vice President President Diosdado Macapagal. His running mate, Senator Gil J. Puyat lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. Independent Candidate Cebu City Mayor Sergio Osmeña, Jr. ran for vice president also lost by a narrow margin. Six candidates ran for president, four of whom were "nuisance" candidates. This was the only election in Philippine electoral history in which a vice-president defeated the incumbent president.

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal Party	3,554,840	55.05
	Carlos P. Garcia (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	2,902,996	44.95
	Alfredo Abcede	Federal Party	7	0.00
	German F. Villanueva	Independent	2	0.00
	Gregorio L. Llanza	Independent	2	0.00
	Praxedes Floro	Independent	0	0.00
Total			6,457,847	100.00

Valid votes			6,457,847	95.83
Invalid/blank votes			280,988	4.17
Total votes			6,738,835	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,483,568	79.43
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos^[1]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Emmanuel Pelaez	Liberal Party	2,394,400	37.57
	Sergio Osmeña Jr.	Independent	2,190,424	34.37
	Gil Puyat	Nacionalista Party	1,787,987	28.06
	Chencay Reyes Juta	Dominion Status Party	2	0.00
Total			6,372,813	100.00

Valid votes			6,372,813	94.57
Invalid/blank votes			365,992	5.43
Total votes			6,738,805	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,483,568	79.43
Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos^[2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Raul Manglapus	Party for Philippine Progress^[a]	3,489,658	51.78
	Manuel Manahan	Party for Philippine Progress^[a]	3,088,040	45.82
	Lorenzo Sumulong	Nacionalista Party	2,817,228	41.81
	Soc Rodrigo	Liberal Party	2,710,322	40.22
	Gaudencio Antonino	Liberal Party	2,636,420	39.12
	Camilo Osías	Liberal Party	2,634,783	39.10
	Maria Kalaw Katigbak	Liberal Party	2,546,147	37.78
	Jose Roy	Nacionalista Party	2,443,110	36.25
	Tecla San Andres Ziga	Liberal Party	2,318,518	34.41
	Quintin Paredes	Nacionalista Party	2,206,064	32.74
	Pacita Madrigal-Gonzales	Nacionalista Party	2,172,260	32.24
	Cesar Climaco	Liberal Party	2,142,741	31.80
	Domocao Alonto	Nacionalista Party	1,877,698	27.86
	Decoroso Rosales	Nacionalista Party	1,863,560	27.65
	Pedro Sabido	Nacionalista Party	1,746,698	25.92
	Angel Castaño	Nacionalista Party	1,734,247	25.74
	Jose E. Romero	Nacionalista Party	973,612	14.45
	Agustin Marking	Independent	127,820	1.90
	Francisco Ofemaria	Independent	41,084	0.61
	Ernesto Hidalgo	Independent	1,878	0.03
	Leon Javinez Sr.	Independent	339	0.01
	Jose Briones	Independent	141	0.00
Total			39,572,368	100.00

Total votes			6,738,805	–
Registered voters/turnout			8,483,568	79.43


Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	3,923,390	61.02	−0.17	74	−8
	Liberal Party	2,167,641	33.71	+3.54	29	+10
	Nacionalista Party (independent)	47,614	0.74	+0.68	0	0
	Liberal Party (independent)	40,220	0.63	−0.44	0	0
	Nationalist Citizens' Party	7,837	0.12	−2.73	0	0
	Independent	243,110	3.78	+1.44	1	New
Total		6,429,812	100.00	–	104	+2

Valid votes		6,429,812	95.41	+1.08
Invalid/blank votes		308,993	4.59	−1.08
Total votes		6,738,805	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		8,483,568	79.43	+3.91
Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann^[3] and Teehankee^[4]

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