The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, Jean Mensa, officially announced the results of the country’s 2024 presidential election on Monday, December 9, 2024, following the election held on Saturday, December 7.
During a brief ceremony in Accra, 48 hours after the election, Mrs. Mensa revealed that results had been collated from 267 out of the 276 constituencies.
Nine constituencies remained unreported due to disruptions at EC offices by political party supporters, which hindered the completion of the collation process.
She explained, “We have not been able to receive results from 9 constituencies because our offices have been besieged by political parties’ supporters, making it impossible to complete the collation process.”
In total, 13 presidential candidates, including four independents, were approved for the race.
However, prior to the election, one candidate passed away, leaving 12 contenders in the presidential race.
The EC Chairperson reported that the total number of valid votes cast was 11,191,422, while invalid votes amounted to 239,109, making the total votes cast 11,430,531.
As the returning officer, Mrs. Mensa announced that John Mahama, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), secured 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the total vote.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), garnered 4,657,304 votes, representing 41.61%.
Other candidates included:
- Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr. of the GCPP with 16,673 votes (0.15%)
- Christian Kwabena Andrews of GUM with 16,461 votes (0.15%)
- Kofi Akpaloo of LPG with 5,219 votes (0.09%)
- Mohammed Frimpong of the NDP with 4,413 votes (0.04%)
- Nana Akosua Frimpomaa of the CPP, the only female candidate, with 23,391 votes (0.21%)
- Hassan Ayariga of the ACP with 17,461 votes (0.06%)
The four independent candidates—Kofi Koranteng, George Twum Barimah-Adu, Nana Kwame Bediako, and Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen—received the following votes:
- Kofi Koranteng: 3,320 votes (0.03%)
- George Twum Barimah-Adu: 3,091 votes (0.02%)
- Nana Kwame Bediako: 84,488 votes (0.75%)
- Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen: 31,202 votes (0.28%)
Mrs. Mensa concluded by stating that the voter turnout for the election, based on the 267 constituencies, stood at 60.9%.