A senatorial election was held on November 11, 1969 in the

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. While incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos won an unprecedented second full term as

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, and his running mate, incumbent Vice President

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was also elected to a third full term as

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, their Nacionalista Party-mates also won six of the eight contested seats in the

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increasing their majority in the Senate.

Retiring incumbents

There are no retiring incumbents in this election.

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. # Genaro Magsasysay (

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, elected as a Nacionalista), ran for vice president and lost # Sergio Osmeña Jr. (

), ran for president and lost

Results

The Nacionalista Party won six seats, while the

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won two. Five incumbents successfully defended their seats. Liberals

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and Gerardo Roxas, and Nacionalistas José W. Diokno,

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, and

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Mamintal A.J. Tamano Mamintal Abdul Jabbar Tamano (December 25, 1928 – May 18, 1994) was a Filipino statesman and a former Senator of the Philippines. Early life and education Tamano was born in Tamparan, Lanao. He graduated valedictorian at the Lanao High Schoo ...

and

Rene Espina Jesus Marino "Rene" Gandiongco Espinahttps://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20190914/281487868049658 (December 26, 1929 – September 13, 2019https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20190914/281487868049658 ) was a ...

of the Nacionalistas are the neophyte senators elected in this election. Nacionalista

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returns to the Senate after last serving in 1967. Three senators lost their reelection bids: Juan Liwag and

Tecla San Andres Ziga Tecla San Andres Ziga (1906–1992) was a female senator in the Philippines notable for being the first woman in the country to top the bar examination for law-degree graduates. Biography Early years She was born 23 August 1906, in Nueva Cace ...

of the Liberals, and Nacionalistas' Rodolfo Ganzon. Key: * ‡ Seats up * + Gained by a party from another party * √ Held by the incumbent * * Held by the same party with a new senator

Per candidate

Per party

References

External links

The Philippine Presidency Project

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections

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1969 elections in the Philippines