Presidential , legislative and local elections were held on November 12 , 1957 in the Philippines . Incumbent President Carlos P. Garcia won his opportunity for a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash in March 1957 . His running mate , Speaker 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 rather than a majority , and in which the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates came from different parties
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1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
1957 Philippine presidential election