| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Lopez | Nacionalista Party | 5,001,737 | 62.75 | |
| Genaro Magsaysay | Liberal Party | 2,968,526 | 37.24 | |
| Victoriano Mallari | Partido ng Bansa | 229 | 0.00 | |
| Modesto T. Jalandoni | Philippine Pro-Socialist Party | 161 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 7,970,653 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,970,653 | 97.17 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 232,140 | 2.83 | ||
| Total votes | 8,202,793 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,300,898 | 79.63 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1] | ||||
- ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific.