Ghana has decided to return President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to power.

The nation went to the polls on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

By midmorning on Sunday, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer cum Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat, noting the NDC and former President Mahama had had "decisive victory" in the presidential and parliamentary elections.

On Monday evening, Electoral Commission (EC) Chair Jean Mensa declared Mr Mahama's landslide victory. 

She noted, however, results from 9 constituencies were pending due to party supporters beseiging collation centres.

1. Mahamudu Bawumia (New Patriotic Party) - 4,657,304 (41.61%)

2. Daniel Augustus Lartey Jr (Great Consolidated People's Party) - 16,673 (0.15%)

4. Chistian Kwabena Andrews (Ghana Union Movement) - 16,461 (0.15%)

5. Kofi Akpaloo (Liberty Party of Ghana) - 5,219 (0.09%)

6. Mohammed Frimpong (National Democratic Party) - 4,413 (0.04%)

7. Nana Akosua Frimpong (Convention People's Party) - 23,397 (0.21%)

8. John Dramani Mahama (National Democratic Congress) - 6,328,397 (56.55%)

9. Hassan Ayariga (All People's Congress) - 17,461 (0.16%)

Indepedent Candidates

10. Kofi Koranteng - 3,320 (0.03%)

11. George Twum Barimah Adu - 3,091  (0.02%)

12. Nana Kwame Bediako, alias Cheddar, (New Force) - 84,478 (0.05%)

13. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen (Movement for Change) - 31,202 (0.28%)

Third on the presidential ballot, Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) flagbearer Akua Donkor died on Monday, October 28. The EC noted her passing would not affecting numbering on the ballot, however.

Voting statistics

* 18,774,159 registered voters

Per results from 267 constituencies, there was a 60.9% voter turnout

* 11,191,422 valid votes cast

* 239,109 rejected votes

* 11,430,531 total votes