Presidential elections in Ghana 2000
The presidential elections in Ghana 2000 were held in Ghana, West Africa, on December 7th at the same time as the parliamentary elections. There was a runoff election on December 28th . Seven candidates ran for election in the first round. As none of the candidates received the necessary minimum of 50% of all votes, three weeks later there was a runoff between the top two.
These elections were the first in Ghanaian history to result in a change of government through the ballot box.
Results of the 2000 election and runoff election
| December 7th | December 28th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Parties | Be right* | % * | be right | % |
| John Kufuor | New Patriotic Party | 3 104 393 | 48.4 | 3 631 263 | 56.9 |
| John Atta-Mills | National Democratic Congress | 2,871,051 | 44.8 | 2 750 124 | 43.1 |
| Edward Mahama | People's National Convention | 158 419 | 2.5 | - | - |
| Dr. George Hagan | Convention People's Party | 104 531 | 1.8 | - | - |
| Augustus Obuadum "Goosie" Tanoh | National Reform Party | 71 595 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Dan Lartey | Great Consolidated Popular Party | 66 439 | 1.0 | - | - |
| Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby | United Ghana Movement | 21 803 | 0.3 | - | - |
* Figures for December 7th do not include votes from the Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western Region .
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- Results on Ghanaweb.com (English)
- African Elections Database (English)
- IFES Election Guide (English)
