In a field of three other candidates, Dr. Bawumia emerged as the clear winner beating candidates including Kennedy Agyapong, the outspoken Assin Central Member of Parliament, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a former Minister for Agriculture, and former Mampong Member of Parliament, Francis Addai-Nimoh.
Certified results announced by a Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission, Siriboe Quaicoe, indicated that Dr. Bawumia received 118,210 votes, representing 61.47% of the total, while his closest competitor, Mr. Agyapong, secured 71,996 votes, amounting to 37.41%. Dr. Afriyie Akoto came in third with 1,459 votes, accounting for 0.76%, and Addai-Nimoh received just 731 votes, representing 0.41%.
A total of 192,446 delegates participated in the presidential primary, with 193,346 valid votes and 900 votes rejected and voter turnout was 94.63%.
The 2024 election is expected to be a closely contested race, with both Dr. Bawumia and Mr. Mahama leading their respective parties into the campaign with the hope of securing victory.