1962 Tanganyikan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Tanganyika in 1962. They were the first elections following independence the previous year and the decision to form a republic. Julius Nyerere, leader of the ruling Tanganyika African National Union and incumbent Prime Minister won easily, claiming 99.2% of the votes. A month later, the country was proclaimed a one-party state with TANU as the sole legal party. No further multi-party elections were held until 1995.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Julius Nyerere	Tanganyika African National Union	1,127,987	99.2
Zuberi Mtemvu	African National Congress	21,276	0.8
Total		1,149,254	100
Source: Nohlen et al.