The 1961 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 14, 1961. Incumbent president Carlos P. Garcia lost his opportunity for a second full term as president of the PhilippinestoVice President Diosdado Macapagal. His running mate, Senator Gil J. Puyat, lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. Six candidates ran for president, four of whom got nine votes nationwide together. This was the only election in Philippine electoral history in which a vice-president defeated the incumbent president.
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| Turnout | 79.4%  3.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Election results per province/city. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1961 Philippine vice presidential election | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Election results per province/city. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Diosdado Macapagal | Liberal Party | 3,554,840 | 55.05 | |
| Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista Party | 2,902,996 | 44.95 | |
| Alfredo Abcede | Federal Party | 7 | 0.00 | |
| German P. 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] | ||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| 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] | ||||
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