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The 1941 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 11, 1941, twenty-seven days before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to the subsequent Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Incumbent President Manuel L. Quezon won a second term as president, defeating his seven challengers, including his closest opponent Juan Sumulong, in a landslide. His running mate, Vice President Sergio Osmeña, also won through a landslide.
Quezon and Osmeña would not complete their respective terms due to the country's entanglement in World War II as well as the former's death in 1944, which would see Osmeña's ascension to the presidency. A Japanese-sponsored republic was established In 1943, which elected Jose P. Laurel as their president, creating a two-year period in which there were two claimants to the presidency.