2008 Ghanaian general election

2008 Ghanaian general election
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Presidential election
7 December 2008 (first round)
28 December 2008 (second round)
Turnout69.52% (first round)
72.91% (second round)
 
Nominee John Atta Mills Nana Akufo-Addo
Party NDC NPP
Popular vote 4,521,032 4,480,446
Percentage 50.23% 49.77%
President before election

John Kufuor
NPP

President-elect

John Atta Mills
NDC

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General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008.[1] Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo of the governing New Patriotic Party and John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress.[2] Mills was certified as the victor by a margin of less than one percent, winning the presidency on his third attempt.[3] It is to date the closest election in Ghanaian history.

  1. ^ Ross, Will (2008-12-02). "Poll stakes high in oil-boom Ghana". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. ^ "Ghana election to go to a run-off". BBC News. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  3. ^ "Opposition leader wins run-off poll". BBC News. 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-01-03.