General elections were held in the
Philippines
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on November 11, 1941. Incumbent President
Manuel Luis Quezon won an unprecedented second partial term as
President of the Philippines
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via a landslide. His running mate, Vice President
Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña Sr. (, ; zh, c=吳文釗, poj=Gô͘ Bûn-chiau; September 9, 1878 – October 19, 1961) was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the List of presidents of the Philippines, fourth president of the Ph ...
also won via landslide. The elected officials however, did not serve their terms from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II. In 1943, a Japanese-sponsored Republic was established and appointed
José P. Laurel
José Paciano Laurel y García (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as the President of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1945, which was a Japanese ally during World War II. ...
as president. From 1943 to 1945, the Philippines had two presidents. Quezon died in 1944 due to
tuberculosis
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and was replaced by
Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña Sr. (, ; zh, c=吳文釗, poj=Gô͘ Bûn-chiau; September 9, 1878 – October 19, 1961) was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the List of presidents of the Philippines, fourth president of the Ph ...
.
Candidates
Nacionalista Party
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Popular Front (
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*Juan Sumulong (1875–1942), Filipino revolutionary, journalist, lawyer, educator, and politician
*Lorenzo Sumulo ...
Wing)
Popular Front ( Abad Santos Wing)
Ganap Party (Partido Ganap de Filipinas)
Partido Modernista
Independent candidates
Results
President
Vice president
Senate
House of Representatives
See also
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1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
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Commission on Elections
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Politics of the Philippines
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Philippine elections
References
External links
The Philippine Presidency ProjectOfficial website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine general elections
1941
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Election, general