President Yoweri Museveni has won the 2026 presidential election after securing an outright majority of the votes cast in polls held across Uganda on Thursday, 15 January 2026.
The Electoral Commission announced the final results on Saturday at the National Tally Centre in Lubowa. According to the Commission’s chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, Museveni polled 7,946,772 votes, giving him 71.65 per cent of the valid votes cast. The victory extends Museveni’s stay in power to a seventh term, having first assumed office in 1986.
National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, finished second after receiving 2,741,238 votes, which translates into 24.72 per cent.
Other candidates trailed far behind. Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) flag bearer Nathan Nandala Mafabi came third with 209,039 votes, representing 1.88 per cent. He was followed by Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) leader, retired Major General Mugisha Muntu, who garnered 59,276 votes, equivalent to 0.53 per cent.
Frank Bulira Kabinga of the Revolutionary People’s Party (RPP) received 45,959 votes, while Robert Kasibante of the National Peasants Party (NPP) obtained 33,440 votes. Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga of the Common Man’s Party (CMP) polled 31,666 votes, and Conservative Party (CP) candidate Joseph Mabirizi finished last with 23,458 votes.
Justice Byabakama also revealed that Uganda had 21,649,067 registered voters ahead of the election. Out of this number, 11,366,201 voters turned up to cast their ballots, putting voter turnout at 52.50 per cent. Voting took place at 50,739 polling stations across the country.
The Electoral Commission further reported that 275,353 ballots were rejected for being invalid, accounting for 2.42 per cent of all votes cast.
