The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has officially declared John Dramani Mahama as the President-elect following the 2024 general elections.
The announcement was made on Monday, December 9, 2024, by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Adukwei Mensa, after the successful collation of the election results.
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), secured a decisive victory with 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the total vote.
His main contender, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), garnered 4,657,304 votes, which accounted for 41.61%.
The total number of valid votes cast was 11,191,422, with a voter turnout of 60.9%. Mahama won in 13 out of the 16 regions, while Dr. Bawumia secured 3 regions.
The regions won by the NDC included Bono East, Central, Greater Accra, Northern, Oti, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western, and Western North, while the NPP won in Eastern, North East, and Northern regions.
Before the EC’s official declaration on December 8, NPP’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, had already accepted the results and congratulated Mahama.
