Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 12, 1957, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia won his opportunity to get a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of late President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash in March 1957. His running mate, Batangas Representative Jose Laurel, Jr. lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history where a president was elected by a plurality and not majority, and in which the president and vice president came from different parties.
Results President
Vice president
Senate
House of Representatives
See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines 4th Congress of the Philippines
References
External links Official website of the Commission on Elections