Turnout 76.4% 3.0% 3,187,752 384,564 42.88% 5.17% | 3,861,324 3,187,752 51.94% 42.88% Start date November 9, 1965 | |
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Winner Ferdinand Marcos |
Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 9, 1965, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos. His running mate, Senator Gerardo Roxas lost to former Vice President Fernando Lopez. Emmanuel Pelaez did not run for vice president. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president; however, nine of those were nuisance candidates.
This was the first election where all of the major presidential candidates were born after the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
President
Final Official Congressional Canvass
References
Philippine presidential election, 1965 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA