# Presidential elections in the Philippines

This list of presidential elections in the Philippines includes election results of both presidential and vice presidential elections since 1899 with the candidates' political party and their corresponding percentage.
The offices of the president and vice president are elected separately; hence a voter may split their vote. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the position.
There had been 17 direct presidential elections in history: 1935, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022. When referring to "presidential elections", these 17 are usually the ones being referred to. All of these also included vice presidential elections, except for 1981.
There had also been two indirect elections: 1899 and 1943. Both were elected by the legislature (The Malolos Congress in 1899 and the National Assembly in 1943), and both resulted in unanimous and uncontested votes.
There had been two presidential referendums, in July 1973 and 1977. All in all, there had been 21 presidential ballots in Philippine history.
Since 1992, the elections have been held on the second Monday of May and every six years thereafter. The next presidential and vice presidential elections are in May 2028.

## History

During the Philippine Revolution, several leadership elections for the Katipunan were later on described as precursors of presidential elections. One example of this is the Tejeros Convention of 1897, where Emilio Aguinaldo successfully removed erstwhile Katipunan leader Andres Bonifacio. From that point on, it was Aguinaldo who would lead the revolution, declare independence from Spain, and convened the Malolos Congress. The Malolos Congress elected Aguinaldo as president on January 1, 1899, passed a constitution on January 22, and Aguinaldo and the First Republic was inaugurated on January 23, 1899. The First Republic existed until Aguinaldo's capture by the Americans on March 23, 1901.
The first presidential election by popular vote was on September 15, 1935, after the ratification of the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines; Manuel Quezon of the Nacionalista Party emerged as the victor, defeating previous president Emilio Aguinaldo (Aguinaldo was elected president by the Malolos Congress). As a commonwealth then of the United States, the constitution decreed that the president shall have one term of six years without reelection. In 1940, it was amended to allow one reelection, but with the term shortened to four years; this setup was first used in the second election in 1941 with Quezon being reelected.
However, World War II intervened and thus suspended the elections of 1945. The Empire of Japan set up the Second Philippine Republic that elected José P. Laurel as president by the National Assembly in 1943. After the Japanese were defeated, Congress rescheduled the much-delayed election in 1946. Manuel Roxas of the newly formed Liberal Party won the election a few weeks prior to the granting of independence by the United States. In 1949, the first election for the newly independent republic was held with President Elpidio Quirino winning; Quirino succeeded Roxas, who died while in office. Thereafter, elections were held every four years every second Tuesday of November of the election year, with the winning president and vice president inaugurated on December 30 succeeding the election. The alternation between the Nacionalistas and the Liberals characterized an apparent two-party system of the Third Republic.
In the operation of the 1935 constitution, there were nine presidential elections; excluding the first election where there were no incumbents, the incumbent was beaten four times (1946, 1953, 1961, 1965), the incumbent won upon ascending to the presidency from a vacancy twice (1949, 1957), and two incumbents won a second term after being elected to a first term as president (1941, 1969).
In 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and ruled by decree. At this time, a new constitution was ratified in 1973 in which the office of the vice president being abolished. and that the president shall be elected by the National Assembly amongst themselves, although once elected, the president will cease to be a member of the National Assembly and any political party (similar to the British Speaker of the House of Commons). With the members of the National Assembly having no term limits, the president may serve indefinitely. Before parliament was elected referendums in 1973 and 1977 affirmed that Marcos will stay as president and prime minister even after parliament has been organized.
In 1981, via constitutional amendment, the president is again elected via popular vote, with a term of office of six years starting at the thirtieth of June of the year of the election. In the succeeding election on June 16, 1981 (third Monday of June); Marcos was again elected, with much of the opposition boycotting the election. In addition, the amendment also renamed the National Assembly into its Filipino translation as "Batasang Pambansa." In 1984, another amendment reinstated the office of the vice president. The election of the vice president is similar to the United States presidential election, in which a vote for the president is also a vote for the vice president, although this was later changed to a separate vote for each position. Marcos' Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement or KBL) won every presidential election of the Fourth Republic until 1986.
In 1986, Marcos called for an early or "snap" election (the next scheduled election was in 1987) and was, including his running mate Arturo Tolentino, declared the winners. The People Power Revolution erupted that drove Marcos out of power, and Corazon Aquino, the runner-up, assumed the presidency. A new constitution was ratified in 1987 that was essentially identical with the provisions of the amended 1973 constitution as long as the election of the president and vice president is concerned, with the presidential election occurring at the second Monday of May and the inauguration every June 30 of the election year. The 1992 election was the first election under the new constitution and elections are held every six years thereafter. Fidel V. Ramos won the 1992 election with just 23% of the vote, the lowest plurality in history; it also ushered in the multi-party system of the Fifth Republic. Thereafter, no winner has won via a majority, although each has had an increasing percentage of votes with every succeeding election. Joseph Estrada won in 1998 in what was described as landslide, getting just under 40% of the votes, while second place Jose de Venecia getting 16%. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who succeeded Estrada at the outcome of the 2001 EDSA Revolution, was the first sitting president to run, and defeated Fernando Poe, Jr. in the closest margin in history. Benigno Aquino III won in 2010 with 42% of the vote in what was also called as a landslide, defeating Estrada who had 26% of the vote, and seven others. Rodrigo Duterte won with just under 40% of the vote, but with a 14% margin of victory from second-placer Mar Roxas in 2016. In the 2022 election, under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), Bongbong Marcos won by a landslide and received nearly 59% of the votes, becoming the first to be elected by a majority since the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1986.
In the operation of the 1987 constitution, incumbents who have in office for more than four years are barred to defend their seats, but all but one (1992) candidate endorsed by the incumbent lost, and one defended the seat after ascending to the presidency (2004).

### Summary

| Manner of election | Manner of election | Constitution | Term of service | Reelection | Election day | Inauguration | Elections implemented |
| President | Vice president | Constitution | Term of service | Reelection | Election day | Inauguration | Elections implemented |
| Majority of the members of the Malolos Congress | none | Malolos Constitution | Four years | None | January 1 | January 23 | 1899 |
| Popular vote | Popular vote | 1935 Constitution | Six years | No | Second Tuesday of November | December 30 | 1935 |
| Popular vote | Popular vote | 1935 Constitution as amended | Four years | Once | Second Tuesday of November | December 30 | 1941, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969 |
| Majority of the members of the National Assembly | none | 1943 Constitution | Six years | No | varies | December 30 | 1943 |
| Majority of the members of the National Assembly | none | 1973 Constitution | Six years | Unlimited | varies | "Not be later than three days after his proclamation by the National Assembly, nor in any case earlier than the expiration of the term of his predecessor" | None |
| Popular vote | none | 1973 Constitution as amended | Six years | Unlimited | Second Tuesday of June | June 30 | 1981 |
| Popular vote | Together with the president | 1973 Constitution as amended | Six years | Unlimited | As provided by law | June 30 | None |
| Popular vote | Popular vote | 1973 Constitution as amended | Six years | Unlimited | As provided by law | June 30 | None |
| Popular vote | Popular vote | Batas Pambansa Bilang 883 | Six years | Unlimited | February 7, 1986 | "Ten days after proclamation by the Batasang Pambansa" (February 25, 1986) | 1986 |
| Popular vote | Popular vote | 1987 Constitution | Six years | No for the incumbent president | Second Monday of May | June 30 | 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2022 |

## Results summary

* Boldface: Incumbent
* Italics: Nominee of the ruling party, or supported by the incumbent
* Only candidates from third parties whose votes surpassed the margin between the winner and the best loser are included.
| Year | Type | President-elect | Incumbent won? | Total candidates | Vice president-elect | Incumbent won? | Total candidates | Winners came from the same ticket? |
| 1899 | Indirect | Emilio Aguinaldo | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1935 | Direct | Manuel L. Quezon | — | 3 | Sergio Osmeña | — | 3 | Yes |
| 1941 | Direct | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes | 8 | Sergio Osmeña | Yes | 5 | Yes |
| 1943 | Indirect | Jose P. Laurel | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1946 | Direct | Manuel Roxas | No | 3 | Elpidio Quirino | — | 3 | Yes |
| 1949 | Direct | Elpidio Quirino | Yes | 3 | Fernando Lopez | — | 3 | Yes |
| 1953 | Direct | Ramon Magsaysay | No | 3 | Carlos P. Garcia | No | 2 | Yes |
| 1957 | Direct | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes | 7 | Diosdado Macapagal | — | 5 | No |
| 1961 | Direct | Diosdado Macapagal | No | 6 | Emmanuel Pelaez | No | 4 | Yes |
| 1965 | Direct | Ferdinand Marcos | No | 12 | Fernando Lopez | No | 6 | Yes |
| 1969 | Direct | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | 12 | Fernando Lopez | Yes | 4 | Yes |
| 1973 | Referendum | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Referendum | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Direct | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Direct | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | 4 | Arturo Tolentino | — | 4 | Yes |
| 1992 | Direct | Fidel V. Ramos | No | 7 | Joseph Estrada | No | 7 | No |
| 1998 | Direct | Joseph Estrada | No | 10 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | No | 9 | No |
| 2004 | Direct | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Yes | 5 | Noli de Castro | No | 4 | Yes |
| 2010 | Direct | Benigno Aquino III | No | 9 | Jejomar Binay | No | 8 | No |
| 2016 | Direct | Rodrigo Duterte | No | 5 | Leni Robredo | No | 6 | No |
| 2022 | Direct | Bongbong Marcos | No | 10 | Sara Duterte | No | 9 | Yes |

### For president

| Year | President-elect | President-elect | President-elect | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Valid votes |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate(s) | Votes | % | Valid votes |
| 1935 | Manuel L. Quezon | 695,332 | 67.99% | Emilio Aguinaldo | 179,349 | 17.53% | 2 others | 148,168 | 14.49% | 1,022,849 |
| 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | 1,340,320 | 80.14% | Juan Sumulong | 298,608 | 17.85% | 6 others | 33,278 | 1.99% | 1,638,928 |
| 1946 | Manuel Roxas | 1,333,392 | 53.93% | Sergio Osmeña | 1,051,243 | 45.72% | 1 other | 8,538 | 0.35% | 2,471,538 |
| 1949 | Elpidio Quirino | 1,803,808 | 50.93% | Jose P. Laurel | 1,318,330 | 37.22% | 1 other | 419,890 | 11.85% | 3,542,018 |
| 1953 | Ramon Magsaysay | 2,912,992 | 68.90% | Elpidio Quirino | 1,313,991 | 31.08% | 1 other | 736 | 0.02% | 4,227,719 |
| 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | 2,072,257 | 41.28% | José Yulo | 1,386,829 | 27.62% | Manuel Manahan | 1,049,420 | 20.90% | 5,020,204 |
| 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | 2,072,257 | 41.28% | José Yulo | 1,386,829 | 27.62% | 4 others | 511,698 | 10.19% | 5,020,204 |
| 1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | 3,554,840 | 55.05% | Carlos P. Garcia | 2,902,996 | 44.95% | 4 others | 11 | <0.01% | 6,457,817 |
| 1965 | Ferdinand Marcos | 3,861,324 | 51.94% | Diosdado Macapagal | 3,187,752 | 42.88% | 10 others | 385,355 | 5.18% | 7,434,431 |
| 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos | 5,017,343 | 61.47% | Sergio Osmeña Jr. | 3,143,122 | 38.51% | 10 others | 1,339 | 0.02% | 8,061,804 |
| 1973 referendum | Ferdinand Marcos ("yes") | 17,653,200 | 90.67% | "No" | 1,856,744 | 9.33% | | | | 19,908,760 |
| 1977 referendum | Ferdinand Marcos ("yes") | 20,062,782 | 89.27% | "No" | 2,104,209 | 9.37% | | | | 24,094,227 |
| 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos | 18,309,360 | 88.02% | Alejo Santos | 1,716,449 | 8.25% | 11 others | 775,594 | 3.73% | 20,801,403 |
| 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | 10,807,197 | 53.62% | Corazon Aquino | 9,291,761 | 46.10% | 2 others | 57,693 | 0.29% | 20,156,606 |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | 5,342,521 | 23.58% | Miriam Defensor Santiago | 4,468,173 | 19.72% | Danding Cojuangco | 4,116,376 | 18.17% | 22,654,195 |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | 5,342,521 | 23.58% | Miriam Defensor Santiago | 4,468,173 | 19.72% | Ramon Mitra Jr. | 3,316,661 | 14.64% | 22,654,195 |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | 5,342,521 | 23.58% | Miriam Defensor Santiago | 4,468,173 | 19.72% | Imelda Marcos | 2,338,294 | 10.32% | 22,654,195 |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | 5,342,521 | 23.58% | Miriam Defensor Santiago | 4,468,173 | 19.72% | Jovito Salonga | 2,302,124 | 10.16% | 22,654,195 |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | 5,342,521 | 23.58% | Miriam Defensor Santiago | 4,468,173 | 19.72% | 1 other | 770,046 | 3.40% | 22,654,195 |
| 1998 | Joseph Estrada | 10,722,295 | 39.86% | Jose de Venecia Jr. | 4,258,483 | 15.87% | 8 others | 11,911,758 | 44.28% | 26,902,536 |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 12,905,808 | 39.99% | Fernando Poe Jr. | 11,782,232 | 36.51% | Panfilo Lacson | 3,510,080 | 10.88% | 32,269,100 |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 12,905,808 | 39.99% | Fernando Poe Jr. | 11,782,232 | 36.51% | Raul Roco | 2,082,762 | 6.45% | 32,269,100 |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 12,905,808 | 39.99% | Fernando Poe Jr. | 11,782,232 | 36.51% | Eddie Villanueva | 1,988,218 | 6.16% | 32,269,100 |
| 2010 | Benigno Aquino III | 15,208,678 | 42.08% | Joseph Estrada | 9,487,837 | 26.25% | 7 others | 11,442,587 | 31.66% | 36,139,102 |
| 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte | 16,601,997 | 39.01% | Mar Roxas | 9,978,175 | 23.45% | Grace Poe | 9,100,991 | 21.39% | 42,552,835 |
| 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte | 16,601,997 | 39.01% | Mar Roxas | 9,978,175 | 23.45% | 2 others | 6,871,672 | 16.15% | 42,552,835 |
| 2022 | Bongbong Marcos | 31,629,783 | 58.77% | Leni Robredo | 15,035,773 | 27.94% | 8 others | 7,149,928 | 13.28% | 53,815,484 |

### For vice president

| Year | Vice president-elect | Vice president-elect | Vice president-elect | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Losing candidates* | Valid votes |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate(s) | Votes | % | Valid votes |
| 1935 | Sergio Osmeña | 812,352 | 86.91% | Raymundo Melliza | 70,899 | 7.59% | 1 other | 51,443 | 5.50% | 934,694 |
| 1941 | Sergio Osmeña | 1,445,897 | 81.78% | Emilio Javier | 124,035 | 7.90% | 3 others | 32,271 | 2.01% | 1,569,932 |
| 1946 | Elpidio Quirino | 1,161,725 | 52.36% | Eulogio Rodriguez | 1,051,243 | 47.38% | 1 other | 5,879 | 0.26% | 2,218,847 |
| 1949 | Fernando Lopez | 1,741,302 | 51.67% | Manuel Briones | 1,184,215 | 35.14% | 1 other | 444,550 | 13.19% | 3,370,067 |
| 1953 | Carlos P. Garcia | 2,515,265 | 62.90% | José Yulo | 1,483,802 | 37.10% | | | | 3,999,067 |
| 1957 | Diosdado Macapagal | 2,189,197 | 46.55% | Jose Laurel Jr. | 1,783,012 | 37.92% | 3 others | 730,269 | 15.53% | 4,702,478 |
| 1961 | Emmanuel Pelaez | 2,394,400 | 37.57% | Sergio Osmeña Jr. | 2,190,424 | 34.37% | Gil Puyat | 1,787,987 | 28.06% | 6,372,813 |
| 1961 | Emmanuel Pelaez | 2,394,400 | 37.57% | Sergio Osmeña Jr. | 2,190,424 | 34.37% | 1 other | 2 | <0.01% | 6,372,813 |
| 1965 | Fernando Lopez | 3,531,550 | 51.94% | Gerardo Roxas | 3,504,826 | 48.11% | Manuel Manahan | 247,426 | 3.40% | 7,284,811 |
| 1965 | Fernando Lopez | 3,531,550 | 51.94% | Gerardo Roxas | 3,504,826 | 48.11% | 3 others | 1,009 | 0.01% | 7,284,811 |
| 1969 | Fernando Lopez | 5,001,737 | 62.75% | Genaro Magsaysay | 2,968,526 | 37.24% | 2 others | 390 | <0.01% | 7,970,653 |
| 1986 | Arturo Tolentino | 10,134,130 | 50.66% | Salvador Laurel | 9,173,105 | 45.85% | 2 others | 698,159 | 3.49% | 20,005,394 |
| 1992 | Joseph Estrada | 6,739,738 | 33.01% | Marcelo Fernan | 4,438,494 | 21.74% | Lito Osmeña | 3,362,467 | 16.47% | 22,654,195 |
| 1992 | Joseph Estrada | 6,739,738 | 33.01% | Marcelo Fernan | 4,438,494 | 21.74% | Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | 2,900,556 | 14.20% | 22,654,195 |
| 1992 | Joseph Estrada | 6,739,738 | 33.01% | Marcelo Fernan | 4,438,494 | 21.74% | 3 others | 2,978,914 | 14.59% | 22,654,195 |
| 1998 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 12,667,252 | 49.56% | Edgardo Angara | 5,652,068 | 22.11% | 7 others | 7,239,949 | 28.32% | 25,559,269 |
| 2004 | Noli de Castro | 15,100,431 | 49.80% | Loren Legarda | 14,218,709 | 46.89% | Herminio Aquino | 981,500 | 3.24% | 30,322,884 |
| 2004 | Noli de Castro | 15,100,431 | 49.80% | Loren Legarda | 14,218,709 | 46.89% | 1 other | 22,244 | 0.07% | 30,322,884 |
| 2010 | Jejomar Binay | 14,645,574 | 41.65% | Mar Roxas | 13,918,490 | 39.58% | Loren Legarda | 4,294,664 | 12.21% | 35,165,531 |
| 2010 | Jejomar Binay | 14,645,574 | 41.65% | Mar Roxas | 13,918,490 | 39.58% | Bayani Fernando | 1,017,631 | 2.89% | 35,165,531 |
| 2010 | Jejomar Binay | 14,645,574 | 41.65% | Mar Roxas | 13,918,490 | 39.58% | Edu Manzano | 807,728 | 2.30% | 35,165,531 |
| 2010 | Jejomar Binay | 14,645,574 | 41.65% | Mar Roxas | 13,918,490 | 39.58% | 3 others | 481,444 | 1.37% | 35,165,531 |
| 2016 | Leni Robredo | 14,418,817 | 35.11% | Bongbong Marcos | 14,155,344 | 34.47% | Alan Peter Cayetano | 5,903,379 | 14.38% | 41,066,884 |
| 2016 | Leni Robredo | 14,418,817 | 35.11% | Bongbong Marcos | 14,155,344 | 34.47% | Francis Escudero | 4,931,962 | 12.01% | 41,066,884 |
| 2016 | Leni Robredo | 14,418,817 | 35.11% | Bongbong Marcos | 14,155,344 | 34.47% | Antonio Trillanes | 868,501 | 2.11% | 41,066,884 |
| 2016 | Leni Robredo | 14,418,817 | 35.11% | Bongbong Marcos | 14,155,344 | 34.47% | Gregorio Honasan | 788,881 | 1.92% | 41,066,884 |
| 2022 | Sara Duterte | 32,208,417 | 61.53% | Francis Pangilinan | 9,329,207 | 17.82% | 7 others | 10,808,376 | 20.65% | 52,346,000 |

### Graphical
#### For president

| Year | Result | Valid votes | Turnout |
| 1935 | 68% 18% 14% | 99% | — |
| 1941 | 80% 18% | — | — |
| 1946 | 55% 46% | 90% | 95% |
| 1949 | 51% 37% 12% | 99% | 70% |
| 1953 | 69% 31% | 98% | 77% |
| 1957 | 41% 28% 21% 9% | 98% | 76% |
| 1961 | 55% 45% | 96% | 79% |
| 1965 | 52% 43% 5% | 98% | 76% |
| 1969 | 61% 39% | 98% | 80% |
| 1981 | 88% 8% | 95% | 81% |
| 1986 | 54% 46% | 97% | 79% |
| 1992 | 24% 20% 18% 15% 10% 10% | 93% | 76% |
| 1998 | 40% 16% 14% 12% 9% | 92% | 87% |
| 2004 | 40% 37% 11% 6% 6% | 96% | 76% |
| 2010 | 42% 26% 15% 11% | 95% | 74% |
| 2016 | 39% 23% 21% 13% | 95% | 81% |
| 2022 | 59% 28% 7% | 96% | 83% |

#### For vice president

| Year | Result | Valid votes | Turnout |
| 1935 | 87% 8% 6% | 99% | — |
| 1941 | 90% 8% | — | — |
| 1946 | 53% 47% | 85% | 90% |
| 1949 | 52% 35% 14% | 94% | 70% |
| 1953 | 63% 37% | 92% | 77% |
| 1957 | 46% 38% 8% 7% | 92% | 76% |
| 1961 | 38% 34% 28% | 95% | 79% |
| 1965 | 48% 48% | 98% | 76% |
| 1969 | 63% 37% | 97% | 80% |
| 1981 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 51% 46% | 97% | 79% |
| 1992 | 33% 22% 16% 14% 10% | 84% | 76% |
| 1998 | 50% 22% 13% 9% | 87% | 87% |
| 2004 | 50% 47% | 90% | 76% |
| 2010 | 42% 40% 12% | 92% | 74% |
| 2016 | 35% 34% 14% 12% | 91% | 81% |
| 2022 | 62% 18% 16% | 93% | 83% |

## Incumbent president running for re-election

Based on the 1935 constitution, from 1935 to 1940, the incumbent president is eligible for one six-year term and cannot be reelected.
In 1940, a plebiscite approved an amendment that set a four-year term for a president, and that a president can be re-elected, but cannot serve for more than an amount of time that is worth two full terms (eight years).
In 1973, a plebiscite adopted a new constitution that abolished term limits, and set up a six-year term for the president.
In 1987, a plebiscite approved a new constitution that set a six-year term with no reelection for the incumbent. A vice president who became president cannot be elected as president if that person served as president for more than four years. As the incumbent president at that time was elected under the 1973 constitution, she was allowed to run anew but chose not to.
| Year | Incumbent president | Eligible to run? | Ran for president? | Ran for another position? | Won? |
| 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| 1946 | Sergio Osmeña | Yes | Yes | — | No |
| 1949 | Elpidio Quirino | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| 1953 | Elpidio Quirino | Yes | Yes | — | No |
| 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes | Yes | — | No |
| 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal | Yes | Yes | — | No |
| 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | Yes | — | Disputed |
| 1992 | Corazon Aquino | Yes | No | No | — |
| 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos | No | — | No | — |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | No | — | Yes, congresswoman | Yes |
| 2016 | Benigno Aquino III | No | — | No | — |
| 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte | No | — | No | — |
Every president who is eligible to run for president ran again, except in 1992 where Corazon Aquino did not run.
Vice presidents who became president upon vacancy of the latter office ran four times, and won as presidents in their own right in 1949, 1957 and 2004, and lost In 1946.

## Incumbent vice president running for president

In 1946, 1949 and 1957, no vice president was in office due to the erstwhile officeholder becoming president upon death of the president, and that there was no constitutional mechanism to fill up the office upon vacancy.
In 1981, the constitution had by then abolished the office of the vice president. It was reinstated upon a plebiscite in 1984, and the vice presidency was first elected in 1986.
| Year | Incumbent vice president | Ran for president? | Ran for vice president? | Ran for another position? | Did not pursue office? | Incumbent won election? |
| 1941 | Sergio Osmeña | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 1946 | None | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | None | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953 | Fernando Lopez | No | No | Yes, senator | — | Yes |
| 1957 | None | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| 1965 | Emmanuel Pelaez | No | No | Yes, congressman | — | Yes |
| 1969 | Fernando Lopez | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 1981 | None | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | None | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Salvador Laurel | Yes | — | — | — | No |
| 1998 | Joseph Estrada | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| 2004 | Teofisto Guingona Jr. | No | No | No | Yes | — |
| 2010 | Noli de Castro | No | No | No | Yes | — |
| 2016 | Jejomar Binay | Yes | — | — | — | No |
| 2022 | Leni Robredo | Yes | — | — | — | No |
Five vice presidents ran for the presidency after their vice presidential term ended. Two of them won, in 1961, beating the incumbent president, and in 1998. Three of them, in 1992, 2016, and 2022, lost. Two vice presidents ran for another office after their vice presidential term ended; both won: in 1953, the vice president ran and won for senator, finishing first, and in 1965 where the vice president ran for a seat in the House of Representatives. Two vice presidents defended the seat, with both succeeding in 1941 and 1969. Two vice presidents did not pursue other office after their vice presidential term ended.

## Regional trends
### Regional corridors

Political strategists have divided the country into several "corridors" that replicate or combine administrative regions, which in turn are mostly based from the main ethnic groups. In 1992, prior to the 1992 election, Luis Villafuerte outlined several "corridors" throughout the country, from north to south:
| Corridor | Region/Province | Voters as of 2016 | % |
| Solid North | Ilocos Region (minus Pangasinan), Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region | 4,072,629 | 7.49% |
| Lingayen-Lucena corridor | Pangasinan (part of Ilocos Region), Central Luzon, Metro Manila and Calabarzon | 21,634,173 | 39.80% |
| Bicol corridor | Bicol Region | 3,121,662 | 5.74% |
| Panay corridor | Western Visayas | 2,578,661 | 4.74% |
| Negros corridor | Negros Island | 2,449,204 | 4.51% |
| Cebu-Bohol corridor | Central Visayas | 3,590,044 | 6.60% |
| Samar-Leyte corridor | Eastern Visayas | 2,698,880 | 4.97% |
| Northern Mindanao corridor | Northern Mindanao and Caraga | 4,088,424 | 7.52% |
| Zamboanga corridor | Zamboanga Peninsula | 1,931,795 | 3.56% |
| Davao corridor | Davao Region | 2,659,704 | 4.89% |
| Cotabato corridor | Soccsksargen and Maguindanao | 2,720,435 | 5.00% |
| Not mentioned by Villafuerte | Mimaropa and the rest of Bangsamoro | 2,818,233 | 5.18% |

### Metro Manila as an opposition stronghold

Manila, and by extension, Metro Manila when it was created in 1975, has voted for the opposition candidate (or the opponent(s) of the incumbent's party) in the election.
This became apparent in the 1935 election, where it was thought that the opponents of the Nacionalista candidates (as this was the first election, the Nacionalistas were the ruling party of the insular territory) would beat them in Manila. The Nacionalistas still prevailed.
| Election | Party of incumbent | Winner in Manila | Opposition won at Manila? |
| 1941 | Nacionalista | Nacionalista | No |
| 1946 | Nacionalista | Liberal | Yes |
| 1949 | Liberal | Nacionalista | Yes |
| 1953 | Liberal | Nacionalista | Yes |
| 1957 | Nacionalista | Liberal | Yes |
| 1961 | Nacionalista | Liberal | Yes |
| 1965 | Liberal | Nacionalista | Yes |
| 1969 | Nacionalista | Nacionalista | No |
| Election | Party of incumbent | Winner in Metro Manila | Opposition won at Metro Manila? |
| 1981 | KBL | KBL | No |
| 1986 | KBL | UNIDO | Yes |
| 1992 | Independent; incumbent supported Lakas candidate | PRP | Yes |
| 1998 | Lakas | LAMMP | Yes |
| 2004 | Lakas | KNP | Yes |
| 2010 | Lakas–Kampi | Liberal | Yes |
| 2016 | Liberal | PDP–Laban | Yes |
| 2022 | PDP–Laban; party supported PFP candidate | PFP | No |

### Bellwether provinces

Since the creation of the province of Basilan, the province has always had the provincial winner be elected President. The national winner has always been the winner in Negros Oriental except in 1961 and 2016.
| Election | National winner | Winner in Basilan | Basilan winner won nationally? | Winner in Agusan del Norte | Agusan del Norte winner won nationally? | Winner in Lanao del Sur | Lanao del Sur winner won nationally? |
| 1935 | Manuel L. Quezon | — | — | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes |
| 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | — | — | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes |
| 1946 | Manuel Roxas | — | — | Manuel Roxas | Yes | Sergio Osmeña | No |
| 1949 | Elpidio Quirino | — | — | Elpidio Quirino | Yes | Elpidio Quirino | Yes |
| 1953 | Ramon Magsaysay | — | — | Ramon Magsaysay | Yes | Ramon Magsaysay | Yes |
| 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | — | — | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes |
| 1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | — | — | Carlos P. Garcia | No | Carlos P. Garcia | No |
| 1965 | Ferdinand Marcos | — | — | Diosdado Macapagal | No | Diosdado Macapagal | No |
| 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos | — | — | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes |
| 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes |
| 1986 | Corazon Aquino assumed presidency | Corazon Aquino | Yes | Corazon Aquino | Yes | Corazon Aquino | Yes |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | Fidel V. Ramos | Yes | Fidel V. Ramos | Yes | Fidel V. Ramos | Yes |
| 1998 | Joseph Estrada | Joseph Estrada | Yes | Joseph Estrada | Yes | Joseph Estrada | Yes |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Yes | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Yes | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Yes |
| 2010 | Benigno Aquino III | Benigno Aquino III | Yes | Benigno Aquino III | Yes | Benigno Aquino III | Yes |
| 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte | Rodrigo Duterte | Yes | Rodrigo Duterte | Yes | Rodrigo Duterte | Yes |
| 2022 | Bongbong Marcos | Bongbong Marcos | Yes | Bongbong Marcos | Yes | Faisal Mangondato | No |
After the losing candidate won in Negros Oriental in 2016, the longest streak belongs to Agusan del Norte which had its provincial winner follow the national winner since the 1969 election; Lanao del Sur broke its streak when a losing candidate won there in 2022.

### Home province as a stronghold

Candidates usually win their home provinces or cities and by extension, region, except when the province has two or more candidates as residents.

#### President

Bolded name indicates the national winner.
| Election | Candidate | Home province/city of the candidate | Winner at the home province/city | Candidate won at home province/city? |
| 1935 | Manuel L. Quezon | Tayabas | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes |
| 1935 | Emilio Aguinaldo | Cavite | Emilio Aguinaldo | Yes |
| 1935 | Gregorio Aglipay | Ilocos Norte | Gregorio Aglipay | Yes |
| 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | Tayabas | Manuel L. Quezon | Yes |
| 1941 | Juan Sumulong | Rizal | Manuel L. Quezon | No |
| 1946 | Manuel Roxas | Capiz | Manuel Roxas | Yes |
| 1946 | Sergio Osmeña | Cebu | Sergio Osmeña | Yes |
| 1949 | Elpidio Quirino | Ilocos Sur | Elpidio Quirino | Yes |
| 1949 | Jose Paciano Laurel | Batangas | Jose Paciano Laurel | Yes |
| 1949 | Jose Avelino | Samar | Jose Avelino | Yes |
| 1953 | Ramon Magsaysay | Zambales | Ramon Magsaysay | Yes |
| 1953 | Elpidio Quirino | Ilocos Sur | Elpidio Quirino | Yes |
| 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | Bohol | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes |
| 1957 | Jose Yulo | Negros Occidental | Carlos P. Garcia | No |
| 1957 | Manuel Manahan | La Union | Jose Yulo | No |
| 1957 | Claro M. Recto | Quezon | Claro M. Recto | Yes |
| 1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | Pampanga | Diosdado Macapagal | Yes |
| 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia | Bohol | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes |
| 1965 | Ferdinand Marcos | Ilocos Norte | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes |
| 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal | Pampanga | Diosdado Macapagal | Yes |
| 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos | Ilocos Norte | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes |
| 1969 | Sergio Osmeña, Jr. | Cebu | Ferdinand Marcos | No |
| 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos | Ilocos Norte | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes |
| 1981 | Alejo Santos | Bulacan | Ferdinand Marcos | No |
| 1986 | Corazon Aquino | Tarlac | Corazon Aquino | Yes |
| 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | Ilocos Norte | Ferdinand Marcos | Yes |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | Pangasinan | Fidel V. Ramos | Yes |
| 1992 | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | Iloilo | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | Yes |
| 1992 | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | Tarlac | Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | Yes |
| 1992 | Ramon Mitra, Jr. | Palawan | Ramon Mitra, Jr. | Yes |
| 1992 | Imelda Marcos | Leyte | Imelda Marcos | Yes |
| 1992 | Jovito Salonga | Rizal | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | No |
| 1992 | Salvador Laurel | Batangas | Salvador Laurel | Yes |
| 1998 | Joseph Estrada | San Juan | Joseph Estrada | Yes |
| 1998 | Jose de Venecia, Jr. | Pangasinan | Jose de Venecia, Jr. | Yes |
| 1998 | Raul Roco | Camarines Sur | Raul Roco | Yes |
| 1998 | Emilio Osmeña | Cebu | Emilio Osmeña | Yes |
| 1998 | Alfredo Lim | Manila | Joseph Estrada | No |
| 1998 | Renato de Villa | Batangas | Renato de Villa | Yes |
| 1998 | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | Iloilo | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | Yes |
| 1998 | Juan Ponce Enrile | Cagayan | Juan Ponce Enrile | Yes |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Pampanga | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Yes |
| 2004 | Fernando Poe, Jr. | Manila | Fernando Poe, Jr. | Yes |
| 2004 | Panfilo Lacson | Cavite | Panfilo Lacson | Yes |
| 2004 | Raul Roco | Camarines Sur | Raul Roco | Yes |
| 2004 | Eddie Villanueva | Bulacan | Fernando Poe, Jr. | No |
| 2010 | Benigno Aquino III | Tarlac | Benigno Aquino III | Yes |
| 2010 | Joseph Estrada | San Juan | Benigno Aquino III | No |
| 2010 | Manny Villar | Las Piñas | Manny Villar | Yes |
| 2010 | Gilbert Teodoro | Tarlac | Benigno Aquino III | No |
| 2010 | Eddie Villanueva | Bulacan | Benigno Aquino III | No |
| 2016 | Jejomar Binay | Makati | Jejomar Binay | Yes |
| 2016 | Miriam Defensor-Santiago | Iloilo | Mar Roxas | No |
| 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte | Davao City | Rodrigo Duterte | Yes |
| 2016 | Grace Poe | San Juan | Rodrigo Duterte | No |
| 2016 | Mar Roxas | Capiz | Mar Roxas | Yes |
| 2022 | Ernesto Abella | Davao City | Bongbong Marcos | No |
| 2022 | Leody de Guzman | Rizal | Bongbong Marcos | No |
| 2022 | Norberto Gonzales | Bataan | Bongbong Marcos | No |
| 2022 | Panfilo Lacson | Cavite | Bongbong Marcos | No |
| 2022 | Faisal Mangondato | Lanao del Sur | Faisal Mangondato | Yes |
| 2022 | Bongbong Marcos | Ilocos Norte | Bongbong Marcos | Yes |
| 2022 | Jose Montemayor Jr. | Cavite | Bongbong Marcos | No |
| 2022 | Isko Moreno | Manila | Bongbong Marcos | No |
| 2022 | Manny Pacquiao | Sarangani | Manny Pacquiao | Yes |
| 2022 | Leni Robredo | Camarines Sur | Leni Robredo | Yes |

#### Vice president

| Election | Home province/city of the national winner | Winner at the home province/city of the national winner | National winner | National winner won at home province/city? |
| 1935 | Cebu | Sergio Osmeña | Sergio Osmeña | Yes |
| 1941 | Cebu | Sergio Osmeña | Sergio Osmeña | Yes |
| 1946 | Ilocos Sur | Elpidio Quirino | Elpidio Quirino | Yes |
| 1949 | Iloilo | Fernando Lopez | Fernando Lopez | Yes |
| 1953 | Bohol | Carlos P. Garcia | Carlos P. Garcia | Yes |
| 1957 | Pampanga | Diosdado Macapagal | Diosdado Macapagal | Yes |
| 1961 | Misamis Oriental | Gil Puyat | Emmanuel Pelaez | No |
| 1965 | Iloilo | Fernando Lopez | Fernando Lopez | Yes |
| 1969 | Iloilo | Fernando Lopez | Fernando Lopez | Yes |
| 1986 | Batangas | Salvador Laurel | Salvador Laurel | Yes |
| 1992 | San Juan | Joseph Estrada | Joseph Estrada | Yes |
| 1998 | Pampanga | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Yes |
| 2004 | Oriental Mindoro | Noli de Castro | Noli de Castro | Yes |
| 2010 | Makati | Jejomar Binay | Jejomar Binay | Yes |
| 2016 | Camarines Sur | Leni Robredo | Leni Robredo | Yes |
| 2022 | Davao City | Sara Duterte | Sara Duterte | Yes |

## Results by popular vote margin
### For president

| Year | Winner | % of vote | % margin | Votes | Vote margin | Second place |
| 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 39.99% | 3.48% | 12,905,808 | 1,123,576 | Fernando Poe, Jr. |
| 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | 23.58% | 3.86% | 5,342,521 | 874,348 | Miriam Defensor Santiago |
| 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | 53.62% | 7.52% | 10,807,197 | 1,515,436 | Corazon Aquino |
| 1965 | Ferdinand Marcos | 51.94% | 9.06% | 3,861,324 | 673,572 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | 55.05% | 10.10% | 3,554,840 | 651,844 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 1946 | Manuel Roxas | 55.78% | 11.80% | 1,333,392 | 282,149 | Sergio Osmeña |
| 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia | 41.28% | 13.66% | 2,072,257 | 685,428 | José Yulo |
| 1949 | Elpidio Quirino | 50.93% | 13.71% | 1,803,808 | 485,478 | José P. Laurel |
| 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte | 39.01% | 15.56% | 16,601,997 | 6,623,822 | Mar Roxas |
| 2010 | Benigno Aquino III | 42.08% | 15.83% | 15,208,678 | 5,720,841 | Joseph Estrada |
| 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos | 61.47% | 22.96% | 5,017,343 | 1,874,221 | Sergio Osmeña, Jr. |
| 1998 | Joseph Estrada | 39.86% | 23.99% | 10,722,295 | 6,463,812 | Jose de Venecia |
| 2022 | Bongbong Marcos | 58.77% | 30.83% | 31,629,783 | 16,594,010 | Leni Robredo |
| 1953 | Ramon Magsaysay | 68.90% | 37.82% | 2,912,992 | 1,599,001 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 1935 | Manuel L. Quezon | 67.99% | 50.45% | 695,332 | 515,983 | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | 86.91% | 79.33% | 812,352 | 741,453 | Juan Sumulong |
| 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos | 88.02% | 79.77% | 18,309,360 | 16,592,911 | Alejo Santos |

### For vice president

| Year | Winner | % of vote | % margin | Votes | Vote margin | Second place |
| 1965 | Fernando Lopez | 48.48% | 0.37% | 3,531,550 | 26,724 | Gerardo Roxas |
| 2016 | Leni Robredo | 35.11% | 0.61% | 14,418,817 | 263,473 | Bongbong Marcos |
| 2010 | Jejomar Binay | 41.65% | 2.07% | 14,645,574 | 727,084 | Mar Roxas |
| 2004 | Noli de Castro | 49.80% | 2.91% | 15,100,431 | 881,722 | Loren Legarda |
| 1961 | Emmanuel Pelaez | 37.57% | 3.20% | 2,394,400 | 203,976 | Sergio Osmeña, Jr. |
| 1986 | Arturo Tolentino | 50.65% | 4.80% | 10,134,130 | 961,025 | Salvador Laurel |
| 1946 | Elpidio Quirino | 52.36% | 4.98% | 1,161,725 | 110,482 | Eulogio Rodriguez |
| 1949 | Fernando Lopez | 52.19% | 6.11% | 1,341,284 | 157,069 | Manuel Briones |
| 1957 | Diosdado Macapagal | 46.55% | 8.64% | 2,189,197 | 406,185 | José Laurel, Jr. |
| 1992 | Joseph Estrada | 33.00% | 11.27% | 6,739,738 | 2,301,244 | Marcelo Fernan |
| 1969 | Fernando Lopez | 62.76% | 25.51% | 5,001,737 | 2,033,211 | Genaro Magsaysay |
| 1953 | Carlos P. Garcia | 62.90% | 25.79% | 2,515,265 | 1,031,463 | José Yulo |
| 1998 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | 49.56% | 27.45% | 12,667,252 | 7,015,184 | Edgardo Angara |
| 2022 | Sara Duterte | 61.53% | 43.71% | 32,208,417 | 22,879,210 | Francis Pangilinan |
| 1935 | Sergio Osmeña | 86.91% | 82.86% | 812,352 | 741,453 | Raymundo Melliza |
| 1941 | Sergio Osmeña | 92.10% | 84.20% | 1,445,897 | 1,321,862 | Emilio Javier |

## Results per election
### 1899

Emilio Aguinaldo was unanimously elected and voted president by the Malolos Congress on January 1, 1899. He was inaugurated on January 23, along with the First Philippine Republic.

### 1935

In the first presidential election by popular vote, Quezon defeated former president Aguinaldo and Philippine Independent Church Supreme Bishop Gregorio Aglipay.

### 1941

President Quezon and Vice President Sergio Osmeña resoundingly defeated their opponents to stay in office.

### 1943

Jose P. Laurel was elected president unopposed by the National Assembly on September 25, 1943.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Jose P. Laurel | KALIBAPI | 108 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 108 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 108 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 108 | 100.00 |

### 1946

In 1944, President Quezon died, thereby Vice President Osmeña succeeded him as president. By 1946, the ruling Nacionalista Party was split into two, with its liberal wing putting up its own candidate for president in the person of Manuel Roxas. Roxas defeated Osmeña in the election. Roxas's running mate Elpidio Quirino defeated Eulogio Rodriguez to win the vice presidency.

### 1949

President Roxas died in 1948. Vice President Elpidio Quirino succeeded him, and was elected president on his own right in 1949. His runnin running mate, senator Fernando Lopez won the vice presidential election.

### 1953

President Quirino was defeated by former Secretary of Defense Ramon Magsaysay in 1953 in a record margin post-independence. His running mate, senator Carlos P. Garcia also resoundingly defeated his opponent.

### 1957

President Magsaysay died in 1957 a few months before the election. His Vice President, Carlos P. Garcia succeeded him, and was elected president on his own right later that year. The opposition won the vice presidency, with Diosdado Macapagal defeating Jose Laurel Jr.

### 1961

President Garcia was defeated by Vice President Diosdado Macapagal. This was the only election where the two top office-holders faced each other for the presidency. Macapagal's running mate Emmanuel Pelaez kept the vice presidency under the Liberal Party's hands.

### 1965

President Macapagal got the nomination of the Liberal Party. This led to Senator Ferdinand Marcos to abandon the party in favor of the Nacionalistas. Marcos and his running mate former vice president Fernando Lopez defeated President Macapagal and Gerardo Roxas in the election.

### 1969

President Marcos became the first president to defend the presidency on his first full term in 1969. Vice president Lopez won an unprecedented third vice presidential term.

### 1973 martial law referendum

By 1972, President Marcos declared martial law. A year later, a plebiscite approved a new constitution that allowed the president to stay in power beyond 1973 as allowed by the previous (1935) constitution. A few months after that, another referendum asked voters if they wanted Marcos to stay in power beyond 1973:
Do you want President Marcos to continue beyond 1973 and finish the reforms he has initiated under the martial law? :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 17,653,200 | 90.67 |
| No | 1,856,744 | 9.33 |
| Total votes | 19,908,760 | 100.00 |

### 1977 presidential referendum

In 1977, a referendum approved Marcos staying as president after the Interim Batasang Pambansa was organized a year later.
Do you vote that President Ferdinand E. Marcos continue in office as incumbent president and be prime minister after the organization of the Interim Batasang Pambansa in 1978? :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 20,062,782 | 89.27 |
| No | 2,104,209 | 9.37 |
| Abstain | 1,927,236 | 1.33 |
| Total votes | 24,094,227 | 100.00 |

### 1981

In 1981, President Marcos won in an election that was boycotted by much of the opposition. His winning margin is a record, and his vote total has not been matched to date in a single-winner election.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ferdinand Marcos | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 18,309,360 | 88.02 |
| | Alejo Santos | Nacionalista Party (Roy wing) | 1,716,449 | 8.25 |
| | Bartolome Cabangbang | Federal Party | 749,845 | 3.60 |
| | Delfin R. Manapaz | Independent | 6,499 | 0.03 |
| | Ursula C. Dajao | Independent | 4,955 | 0.02 |
| | Benito L. Valdez | Independent | 4,224 | 0.02 |
| | Lope B. Rimando | Independent | 1,954 | 0.01 |
| | Lucio A. Hinigpit | Sovereign Citizen Party | 1,945 | 0.01 |
| | Pacifico S. Morelos | Independent | 1,740 | 0.01 |
| | Jose C. Igrobay | Independent | 1,421 | 0.01 |
| | Simeon G. del Rosario | Independent | 1,234 | 0.01 |
| | Salvador Q. Enage | Independent | 1,185 | 0.01 |
| | Florencio Z. Tipano | Independent | 592 | 0.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,801,403 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,801,403 | 95.23 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,042,426 | 4.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,843,829 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,986,451 | 80.94 |
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos |||||
* ↑ Santos ran under Jose Roy's wing of the Nacionalista Party, while the rest of the party boycotted the election.

### 1986

In 1986, President Marcos called for a special presidential election. He was proclaimed winner despite allegations of massive fraud, but was ousted by the People Power Revolution weeks later. The revolution installed Marcos's opponent, Corazon Aquino, as president and her running mate Salvador Laurel, as vice president.

### 1992

Prior to the election, President Aquino announced that she won't be running, anointing Speaker Ramon Mitra Jr. as her preferred successor. She later changed her mind, and picked Secretary of Defense Fidel V. Ramos instead. Ramos narrowly defeated Agrarian Reform Secretary Miriam Defensor Santiago, who alleged fraud, Mitra and four others.
Joseph Estrada, who initially ran for president, slid down to become the vice presidential running mate of Danding Cojuangco and won.

### 1998

President Ramos handpicked Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. as his preferred successor. He was defeated by Vice President Joseph Estrada who had a healthy lead against de Venecia. In the vice presidential election, senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo also had a clear advantage over Estrada's running mate senator Edgardo Angara.

### 2004

In 2001, President Estrada was ousted via the 2001 EDSA Revolution due to massive corruption. Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo succeeded him and was elected president on her own right in 2004 against Estrada's friend Fernando Poe Jr. Poe died later that year, and by 2005, the Hello Garci scandal erupted where Arroyo was seen to have benefitted from massive cheating in the election.
Senator Noli de Castro narrowly defeated senator Loren Legarda, who also alleged cheating.

### 2010

Approaching the 2010 election, President Arroyo was deeply unpopular. Her Lakas Kampi CMD party nominated Secretary of Defense Gilbert Teodoro, but rumors persisted that she wanted Senator Manuel Villar to succeed her. In 2009, former president Aquino died, catapulting her son Senator Benigno Aquino III in the presidential race. Aquino defeated former president Estrada, Villar, Teodoro and several others in the election.
Estrada's running mate Makati mayor Jejomar Binay narrowly defeated senator Mar Roxas, the initial presidential nominee who slid down for Aquino.

### 2016

In 2016, President Aquino's Liberal Party nominated former Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas (President Roxas's grandson) as their presidential candidate. Roxas had previously gave way to Aquino in 2010. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte had previously denied running for president, only to have him substituted as PDP-Laban's candidate. Duterte defeated Roxas and three others in the election.
In the vice presidential election, House Representative from Camarines Sur Leni Robredo narrowly defeated senator Bongbong Marcos.

### 2022

The ruling PDP–Laban was split into two factions heading into the election. The titular head of one faction, president Rodrigo Duterte, pushed for the presidential ticket of senator Bong Go and himself. Another faction pushed for the presidential candidacy of senator Manny Pacquiao. In the end, neither faction using the "PDP–Laban" label to avoid complications, with Bong Go ultimately withdrawing as a presidential candidate of Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan. Sara Duterte, the president's daughter, then ran as the vice presidential running mate of Bongbong Marcos, while the Liberal Party-led opposition chose vice president Leni Robredo as its standard bearer.
The Marcos–Duterte ticket won in a landslide, and the first majority mandates in the Fifth Republic era.

## Presidential candidates younger than 50 years old

The following are presidential candidates who are below 50 years old in the day of election day and their inauguration day. Emilio Aguinaldo was not included due to being elected indirectly.
Under the 1973 constitution, the president was required to be 50 years old or older. In the 1935 and 1987 constitutions, the president is required to be 40 years old or older.
| President | Born | Age at election day | Age at start of presidency | Notes |
| President | Born | Age at election day | Age at start of presidency | Ramon Magsaysay | August 31, 1907 | 46 years, 2 months, and 10 days November 10, 1953 | 46 years, 3 months, 29 days December 30, 1953 | Youngest elected president |
| Ferdinand Marcos | September 11, 1917 | 48 years, 1 month, and 29 days November 9, 1965 | 48 years, 3 months, 19 days December 30, 1965 | |
| Miriam Defensor Santiago | June 15, 1945 | 46 years, 10 months, and 26 days May 11, 1992 | Lost election | First attempt |
| Gilbert Teodoro | June 14, 1964 | 45 years, 10 months, and 26 days May 10, 2010 | Lost election | |
| Grace Poe | September 3, 1968 | 47 years, 8 months, and 6 days May 9, 2016 | Lost election | |
| Isko Moreno | October 24, 1974 | 47 years, 6 months, and 15 days May 9, 2022 | Lost election | |
| Manny Pacquiao | December 17, 1978 | 43 years, 4 months, and 22 days May 9, 2022 | Lost election | |