| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Marcos | Nacionalista Party | 5,017,343 | 62.24 | |
| Sergio Osmeña Jr. | Liberal Party | 3,043,122 | 37.75 | |
| Pascual Racuyal | Independent | 778 | 0.01 | |
| Segundo Baldovi | Partido ng Bansa | 177 | 0.00 | |
| Pantaleon Panelo | Independent | 123 | 0.00 | |
| German Villanueva | Independent | 82 | 0.00 | |
| Gaudencio Bueno | New Leaf Party | 44 | 0.00 | |
| Angel Comagon | Independent | 35 | 0.00 | |
| Cesar Bulacan | Independent | 31 | 0.00 | |
| Espiridion Buencamino | NP | 23 | 0.00 | |
| Nic Garces | Philippine Pro-Socialist Party | 23 | 0.00 | |
| Benito Jose | Independent | 23 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 8,061,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,061,804 | 98.28 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 140,989 | 1.72 | ||
| 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.