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2026 General Election

President Results

National or multi-constituency result

Certified : Result certification or disclosure status.

Constituency226 congratulates Hakainde Hichilema on being declared president-elect. This record uses the ECZ declaration as reported by AP and lists only the candidate vote totals named in that report; full candidate-by-candidate official totals should be added when an ECZ final return is available.

Last updated 2 weeks ago · Reported by Electoral Commission of Zambia declaration reported by Associated Press

United Party for National Development

Hakainde Hichilema

Approved winner
2,965,32661.40%

Declared president-elect by the ECZ, according to AP reporting of the 18 August 2026 announcement.

NRPUP

Brian Mundubile

1,856,217Percentage pending

Closest competitor vote total named in AP reporting of the ECZ announcement.

Candidate vote entries for President in 2026 General Election
Candidate Party or status Votes Percentage Reporting status
Hakainde Hichilema United Party for National Development 2,965,326 61.40% Declared and approved winner
Brian Mundubile NRPUP 1,856,217 Not supplied Votes reported — no winner declared

Reporting completeness

Registered voters
Not supplied
Ballots cast
Not supplied
Rejected ballots
Not supplied
Certification status
Aug 18, 2026

Sources

  • AP report: ECZ declares Hakainde Hichilema president-elect

    Associated Press | news_report | 2026-08-18

    AP reports ECZ declared Hakainde Hichilema president-elect on 18 August 2026, with Hichilema on 2,965,326 votes and Brian Mundubile on 1,856,217 votes.

    Used for the presidential declaration and the two named vote totals. Complete official candidate totals remain pending.