1957 Philippine presidential election

1957 Philippine presidential election

November 12, 1957
Turnout	75.5% 1.7%
Nominee Juana Sanchez Jose Carrero Blanco 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 Juana Sanchez Nacionalista Elected President Juana Sanchez Nacionalista

The 1957 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 12, 1957. Incumbent President and Vice President to Ramon Magsaysay, Juana Sanchez was elected for a full term as President of the Philippines. Sanchez assumed the post following the death of Magsaysay in a plane crash earlier that year. Her 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.