Zambia Presidential election 2026 (Hichilema vs Mundubile vs Kalaba) — Results
Election day: August 13, 2026
- Hakainde Hichilema: 60.49%
- Brian Mundubile: 37.87%
- Harry Kalaba: 0.39%
- Kelvin Bwalya: 0.35%
- Fred M'membe: 0.25%
- Given Katuta: 0.15%
- Given Chansa: 0.14%
- Brian Mushimba: 0.13%
Turnout: 57.23%
About this election
How a Zambian president is elected
A candidate must win more than 50% of the valid votes to be elected outright; otherwise a run-off between the two leading candidates must be held within 37 days. Each candidate runs on a joint ticket with a running mate who becomes Vice-President. A petition against the result must be filed with the Constitutional Court within seven days. Elections are run by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).
Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.
In numbers
- 22.62 points separated Hakainde Hichilema from Brian Mundubile — 1,109,109 votes.
- The top two shared 98.36% of the vote between them, and 2 lists cleared 5%.
Calculated from the official figures on this page and from the other elections of this type in our archive.
Understanding this election
- How We Check an Election Figure — the checks every number passes before publication
- How Live Election Data Is Collected and Verified — from ballot box to published figure
- Why Turnout Figures Disagree — why two sources publish different turnout for one election