Ghana Election 2024

EC Releases Official Presidential Election Results for 275 Constituencies

Jan 11, 2025 - 14:08

Jan 11, 2025 - 14:10

EC Releases Official Presidential Election Results for 275 Constituencies

Jean Mensa is Ghana's Electoral Commissioner

Accra, Ghana - 11 Jan, 2025 - Ghana's Electoral Commission has released the official results of the 2024 presidential election, with one constituency's results still pending. The latest update provides a detailed breakdown of the total number of valid votes, rejected ballots, and overall votes cast in the election.

According to the updated results, National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate John Dramani Mahama has secured a decisive victory, winning 6,591,790 votes, which represents 56.42% of the total votes cast. His closest rival, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), garnered 4,877,611 votes, accounting for 41.75% of the total.

Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Cheddar, leader of the New Force Party, emerged as the top candidate among the smaller parties, securing 88,944 votes, or 0.76% of the total.

The Electoral Commission's announcement builds on its initial declaration on December 9, 2024, which was based on results from 267 out of 276 constituencies. With the latest update, results from eight of the nine outstanding constituencies have been accounted for, leaving only one constituency's results pending.