2010 Tanzanian general election

General elections were held in Tanzania on 31 October 2010. The presidential elections were won by the incumbent Jakaya Kikwete of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM), who received 63% of the vote, down from 80% in 2005. The parliamentary elections resulted in a victory for the CCM, which won 186 of the 239 elected seats in the National Assembly.

2010 Tanzanian general election

31 October 2010 (2010-10-31)
Presidential election
 
Nominee Jakaya Kikwete Willibrod Slaa
Party CCM Chadema
Popular vote 5,276,827 2,271,491
Percentage 62.83% 27.05%

President before election

Jakaya Kikwete
CCM

Elected President

Jakaya Kikwete
CCM

In the elections in semi-autonomous Zanzibar, Ali Mohamed Shein of the CCM won the presidential election, whilst the CCM also won the most seats in the House of Representatives.

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