A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1961 in the

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. The two candidates of the

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, guest candidates of the

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, topped the election, while the Liberals themselves won four seats cutting the Nacionalista Party's majority to 13 seats in the 24-seat

Philippine Senate The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives a ...

Retiring incumbents

All incumbents defended their seats in this election.

Mid-term vacancies

Claro M. Recto Claro Mayo Recto Jr. (born Claro Recto y Mayo; February 8, 1890 – October 2, 1960) was a Filipino politician, jurist, and poet. He is remembered for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political though ...

(Nacionalista), died on October 2, 1960

Incumbents running elsewhere

These ran in the middle of their Senate terms. For those losing in their respective elections, they can still return to the Senate to serve out their term, while the winners will vacate their Senate seats, then it would have been contested in a

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concurrently with the next general election. #

Gil Puyat Gil Juco Puyat Sr. (September 1, 1907 – March 23, 1980) was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1951 until 1972, when President Ferdinand Marcos shut Congress down and declared Martial Law, a ...

( Nacionalista), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The

won four seats contested in the election, while the Nacionalista Party and the

won two each.

Lorenzo Sumulong Lorenzo Sumulong Sumulong Sr. (September 5, 1905 – October 21, 1997) was a Filipino politician who served in the Philippine Senate for four decades, and as a delegate of his country to the United Nations. He was noted for having engaged in a de ...

was the sole Nacionalista to successfully defend his seat. Liberal

Francisco Soc Rodrigo Francisco "Soc" Aldana Rodrigo (January 29, 1914 – January 4, 1998) was a Filipino playwright, lawyer, broadcaster, and a Senator of the Philippines from 1955 to 1967. In honor of in the struggle against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, hi ...

, who originally was a Nacionalista, was the other senator to defend his seat. Two Liberals are neophyte senators: Gaudencio Antonino and

Maria Kalaw Katigbak Maria Villanueva Katigbak ( Kalaw; February 14, 1912 – December 10, 1992) was a Filipina politician, journalist and beauty queen. She served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1961 to 1967 during the Fifth Congress. Early life and educatio ...

. Also entering the Senate for the first time are Progressives

Manuel Manahan Manuel Perez Manahan (January 1, 1916 – May 18, 1994) was a Filipino politician, journalist, businessman, and rural development advocate. He was a key government official during the administration of president Ramon Magsaysay, best known for h ...

and

Raul Manglapus Raul Sevilla Manglapus (October 20, 1918 – July 25, 1999) was a prominent post–World War II Filipino politician and songwriter. He co-founded the reformist Progressive Party of the Philippines and the Christian Democratic Socialist Movement i ...

. Camilo Osias, who last served in the Senate in 1953, won back a Senate seat as a Liberal. Incumbent Nacionalista senators Decoroso Rosales,

Domocao Alonto Ahmad Domocao "Domie" Alangadi Alonto (August 1, 1914 – December 11, 2002) was a Muslim-Filipino lawyer, educator, author, traditional leader, and Islamic figure from Lanao del Sur. He served as a Senator of the Philippines and was elected as a ...

, Pacita Madrigal-Warns,

Pedro Sabido Senator Pedro Sabido (born October 19, 1894, Polangui, Albay, Philippines – February 3, 1980) was born to Don Juan D. Sabido and Doña Maximina Ribaya. Early life and education He attended his elementary and high school studies at the Semina ...

, and Quintin Paredes all lost. Key: * ‡ Seats up * + Gained by a party from another party * √ Held by the incumbent * * Held by the same party with a new senator * ^ Vacancy

Per candidate

Per party

References

External links

The Philippine Presidency Project

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

Senate election