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Ghanaian General Election - Presidential, 2016
Election Date:
December 7, 2016
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected President on his third attempt, defeating incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress.
The election results were announced on 9 December 2016 due to a delay of voting in two areas. At 19:51 local time, Mahama called Akufo-Addo to concede defeat. At 20:45, the Electoral Commission declared that Akufo-Addo had defeated Mahama in a single round, the first time that a sitting president of Ghana had failed to win a second term.
Office
Ghana | President | ||
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Candidate | Party | Vote | Elected |
Nana Akufo-Addo | New Patriotic Party | 5,755,758 | |
John Dramani Mahama | National Democratic Congress | 4,771,188 | |
Paa Kwesi Nduom | Progressive People's Party | 106,092 | |
Ivor Greenstreet | Convention People's Party | 25,552 | |
Edward Mahama | People's National Convention | 22,214 | |
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings | National Democratic Party | 16,935 | |
Jacob Osei Yeboah | 15,911 |