1969 Philippine presidential election

{{Short description|9th election of Philippine president}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1969 Philippine presidential election

| country = Philippines

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| flag_year = 1936

| previous_election = 1965 Philippine presidential election

| previous_year = 1965

| next_election = 1981 Philippine presidential election and referendum

| next_year = 1981

| turnout = 79.6% ({{increase}}3.2pp)

| election_date = November 11, 1969

| image1 = File:Ferdinand E Marcos (cropped).jpg

| candidate1 = Ferdinand Marcos

| party1 = Nacionalista Party

| running_mate1 = Fernando Lopez

| popular_vote1 = 5,017,343

| percentage1 = 61.47%

| image2 = File:Serging Osmeña.jpg

| candidate2 = Sergio Osmeña Jr.

| party2 = Liberal Party (Philippines)

| running_mate2 = Genaro Magsaysay

| popular_vote2 = 3,143,122

| percentage2 = 38.51%

|map_image=1969PhilippinePresidentialElection.png

|map_size=300px

|map_caption=Presidential election results per province.

| title = President

| before_election = Ferdinand Marcos

| after_election = Ferdinand Marcos

| before_party = Nacionalista Party

| after_party = Nacionalista Party

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = 1969 Philippine vice presidential election

| country = Philippines

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1965 Philippine presidential election

| previous_year = 1965

| election_date = November 11, 1969

| next_election = 1986 Philippine presidential election

| next_year = 1986

| image1 = File:Fernando Lopez Sr.jpg

| candidate1 = Fernando Lopez

| party1 = Nacionalista Party

| popular_vote1 = 5,001,737

| percentage1 = 62.75%

| image2 = File:Genaro Magsaysay.jpg

| candidate2 = Genaro Magsaysay

| party2 = Liberal Party (Philippines)

| popular_vote2 = 2,968,526

| percentage2 = 37.24%

|map_image=1969_Vice_Presidential_Election_Results.png

|map_size=300px

|map_caption=Vice presidential election results per province.

| title = Vice President

| before_election = Fernando Lopez

| before_party = Nacionalista Party

| after_election = Fernando Lopez

| after_party = Nacionalista Party

}}

}}

{{Politics of Philippines}}

The 1969 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 11, 1969. Incumbent Nacionalista President Ferdinand Marcos was reelected to a second term, defeating Liberal Sergio Osmeña Jr., senator and former Cebu City mayor. Marcos was the last president in the entire electoral history of the Philippines who ran for and won a second term. His running mate, incumbent Vice President Fernando Lopez, was also elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines. A total of twelve candidates ran for president, but ten of those got less than 0.01% of the vote. Despite Marcos' win, Osmeña never conceded defeat.

Constitutionally barred for a third term, Marcos sought to amend the constitution to allow him to do so. A constitutional convention was elected in 1970 for this purpose. Growing unrest led to Marcos declaring martial law in 1972. Months later, the constitutional convention passed a new constitution, which was subsequently ratified in a plebiscite in 1973. Marcos then ruled by decree, and a presidential election would not be held again until 1981. The office of the vice president was abolished in the new constitution but was reinstated in 1984, and an election for it was first held in 1986.