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2004 Ghanaian general election|
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Presidential election |
Turnout | 85.12% |
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General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 percent of the vote in the first round, enough to win without the need for a runoff. The parliamentary elections saw the NPP win 128 seats in the expanded 230-seat Parliament, an outright majority.[1]
Presidential election
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There were four candidates:
Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
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| John Kufuor | Aliu Mahama | New Patriotic Party | 4,524,074 | 52.45 |
| John Atta Mills | Muhammad Mumuni | National Democratic Congress | 3,850,368 | 44.64 |
| Edward Mahama | Danny Ofori Atta | Grand Coalition | 165,375 | 1.92 |
| George Aggudey | Bright Kwame Ameyaw | Convention People's Party | 85,968 | 1.00 |
Total | 8,625,785 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 8,625,785 | 97.87 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 188,123 | 2.13 |
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Total votes | 8,813,908 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 10,354,970 | 85.12 |
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Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| New Patriotic Party | 4,212,844 | 49.04 | 128 | +28 |
| National Democratic Congress | 3,505,074 | 40.80 | 94 | +2 |
| Convention People's Party | 247,753 | 2.88 | 3 | +2 |
| People's National Convention | 183,134 | 2.13 | 4 | +1 |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | 16,097 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| National Reform Party | 11,364 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic People's Party | 9,955 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party | 4,690 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 398,981 | 4.64 | 1 | –3 |
Total | 8,589,892 | 100.00 | 230 | +30 |
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Valid votes | 8,589,892 | 98.38 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 141,177 | 1.62 | |
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Total votes | 8,731,069 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 10,381,152 | 84.11 | |
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Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana |