2001 Ugandan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Uganda on 12 March 2001. The result was a victory for incumbent Yoweri Museveni, who won 69% of the vote. All candidates were independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 70.3%.

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Yoweri Museveni	5,123,360	69.33
Kizza Besigye	2,055,795	27.82
Aggrey Awori	103,915	1.41
Kibirige Mayanja	73,790	1.00
Francis Bwengye	22,751	0.31
Karuhanga Chapaa	10,080	0.14
Invalid/blank Votes	186,453	–
Total	7,576,144	100
Registered voters/turnout	10,775,836	70.31
Source: African Elections Database