1941 Philippine presidential election

related races 1941 Philippine vice presidential election 1941 Philippine general election2nd election of the Philippine president 1941 Philippine presidential election Philippines 1936 presidential no 1935 Philippine presidential election 1935 1943 Philippine presidential election 1943 November 11, 1941 Manuel L. Quezon (November 1942) (cropped).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 center Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Party Sergio Osmeña 1,340,320 80.13% Senator Juan Sumulong (1935).png 120 120 150 0 0 center Juan Sumulong Popular Front (Philippines) Emilio Javier 298,608 17.85% President Philippine presidential election results, 1941.svg 300px Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Nacionalista Party Nacionalista Party The 1941 Philippine presidential elections was held on November 11, 1941, twenty-seven days before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to the subsequent Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Incumbent President Manuel L. Quezon won a second term as president, defeating his seven challengers, including his closest opponent Juan Sumulong, in a landslide. Quezon and Incumbent vice president Sergio Osmeña would not complete their respective terms due to the country's entanglement in World War II as well as the former's death in 1944, which would see Osmeña's ascension to the presidency. A Japanese-sponsored republic was established In 1943, which elected Jose P. Laurel as their president, creating a two-year period in which there were two claimants to the presidency.Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Philippine Electoral Almanac 2013 14–16 Candidates The main contenders in this election were Manuel L. Quezon, the incumbent president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, under the ruling Nacionalista Party, with incumbent Vice President Sergio Osmeña as his running mate; and Senator Juan Sumulong of the Popular Front-Sumulong Wing (also called Pagkakaisa ng Bayan), with Dr. Emilio M. Javier as his vice presidential candidate. Other presidential-vice presidential tandems include Pedro Abad Santos and Pilar V. Aglipay of the Popular Front-Abad Santos Wing and Republican Party, respectively; Celerino Tiongco I of the Partido Ganap de Filipinas, with Aglipay as his guest running mate; and Hilario C. Moncado of the Partido Modernista and Partido Liberal de Filipinas, with former president Emilio Aguinaldo as his running mate. Abad Santos and Aguinaldo later withdrew their candidacies for president and vice president, respectively. Other candidates include Ernesto Tupas Belleza, Hermogenes Dumpit and Veronica Miciano, independent presidential candidates, and Pedro Yabut, an independent running for vice president. Results Quezon and Osmeña performed better than their 1935 poll performance, winning all the provinces. Their feat as a tandem is unmatched to date.The Tribune November 13, 1941 The only place that Sumulong won is his hometown, Antipolo in the province of Rizal, where he won by a slim margin over Quezon. Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Quezon Nacionalista Party 80.13 Sumulong Popular Front (Philippines) 17.85 Others gray 2.00 See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections 1941 Philippine general elections References External links TERRITORIES: Bedroom Campaign, Time Magazine, November 24, 1941, Manuel L. Quezon on the Presidential Museum and Library https://web.archive.org/web/20121026042339/http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/commonwealth/manuel-quezon/ 2012-10-26 1941 Category:1941 elections in the Philippines Category:Manuel L. Quezon