Uganda votes: How presidential candidate are performing so far

According to the preliminary results announced by the Electoral Commission’s chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, after the polls closed, Mr Museveni had garnered at 14,232 votes so far cast, representing 61.7% of the 23,049 valid votes cast so far, while Mr Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, got 7,753 votes so far cast, representing 33.64%
First preliminary results for the presidential polls from the @UgandaEC.
Valid votes counted: 23,049 — votes by candidate (so far) from 133 polling stations:

• Frank Bulira: 84 (0.36%)
• Robert Kasibante: 66 (0.29%)
• @HEBobiwine: 7,753 (33.64%)
• Joseph Mabirizi: 45 (0.20%)
• @mugishamuntu: 164 (0.71%)
• @MubarakMunyagwa: 145 (0.63%)
• @NandalaMafabi: 560 (2.43%)
• @KagutaMuseveni: 14,232 (61.7%)

Total votes counted: 23,845
Invalid votes: 796
Spoilt votes: 37
The next update from the @UgandaEC is expected at 9:00 AM on January 16, 2026.


JUST IN: Updated Preliminary Results for the Presidential Polls from the Electoral Commission.

Registered voters: 21,649,067
Total votes counted: 5,323,779

Votes by candidate (so far):

Kaguta Museveni: 3,960,438 (76.25%)

Kyagulanyi Ssentamu: 1,312,047 (19.85%)

Nandala Mafabi: 108,301 (2.08%)

Mugisha Muntu: 29,504 (0.57%)

Frank Bulira : 23,267 (0.45%)

Robert Kasibante : 15,929 (0.31%)

Mubarak Munyagwa: 14,742 (0.28%)

Joseph Mabirizi: 10,910 (0.21%)

Polling stations: 50,739
Stations reported: 22,758
Valid votes: 5,194,338
Invalid votes: 129,441
Spoiled votes: 17,281

The next update from the EC is expected at 2PM, today.

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