| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista Party | 2,072,257 | 41.28 | |
| José Yulo | Liberal Party | 1,386,829 | 27.62 | |
| Manuel Manahan | Progressive Party | 1,049,420 | 20.90 | |
| Claro M. Recto | Nationalist Citizens' Party | 429,226 | 8.55 | |
| Antonio Quirino | Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[a] | 60,328 | 1.20 | |
| Valentin de los Santos | Lapiang Malaya | 21,674 | 0.43 | |
| Alfredo Abcede | Federal Party | 470 | 0.01 | |
| Total | 5,020,204 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,020,204 | 98.28 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 87,908 | 1.72 | ||
| Total votes | 5,108,112 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,763,897 | 75.52 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1] | ||||
- ^ Quirino ran under his own wing of the Liberal Party, while the rest of the party supported Yulo's candidacy.
- ^ 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.