Presidential election

Summary of the 27 December 2002 Kenyan presidential election results

Elections in Kenya

Elections in Kenya in recent years have been cause for violence and fragmentation, such as during the presidential elections of 2007. Though a multiparty democracy since 1992 and holding elections since 1962, the country has serious institutional problems which make it hard for elections to be...

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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Candidates - Parties
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|align=left valign=top|Emilio Mwai Kibaki

Mwai Kibaki

Mwai Kibaki is the current and third President of the republic of Kenya.Kibaki was previously Vice President of Kenya for ten years from 1978–1988 and also held cabinet ministerial positions, including a widely acclaimed stint as Minister for Finance , Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for...

 - National Rainbow Coalition

National Rainbow Coalition

The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:...

|3,647,658
|valign="top"|61.3
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|align=left valign=top|Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and MP for Gatundu South Constituency. He is the Chairman of Kenya African National Union , the former ruling party, which is currently part of the Party of National Unity...

 - Kenya African National Union

Kenya African National Union

The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

|1,836,055
|valign="top"|20.2
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|align=left valign=top|Simeon Nyachae

Simeon Nyachae

Simeon Nyachae is a Kenyan politician and ex-minister from Kisii District of Nyanza Province.-Biography:...

 - Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People

Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People

The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–People is a political party in Kenya.At the 2002 general election, the party won 14 out of 210 elected seats.At the 2002 presidential elections, the party supported Simeon Nyachae, who came third with 5.9%....

|345,161
|valign="top"|5.9
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|align=left valign=top|James Orengo

James Orengo

James Orengo, is a lawyer and former presidential candidate in Kenya. He comes from Ugenya Constituency of Siaya District; he was educated at Ambira Primary School and the Alliance High School. He is law graduate of the University of Nairobi where he was the student body president in his final year...

 - Social Democratic Party
|24,568
|valign="top"|0.4
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|align=left valign=top|David Ng'ethe - Chama Cha Uma
|10,030
|valign="top"|0.1
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|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 56.1 %)
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|align=left colspan=4|Source: Daily Nation
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Provincial results

Province	Kibaki	%	Kenyatta	%	Nyachae	%	Orengo	%	Ng'ethe	%	Registered	Turnout
Central	701,916	68.9%	308,012	30.2%	4,441	0.4%	1,443	0.1%	2,053	0.2%	1,563,084	66.1%
Coast	228,915	62.7%	121,645	33.4%	11,716	3.2%	1,539	0.4%	823	0.2%	879,741	42.1%
Eastern	749,654	72.5%	270,225	26.1%	7,863	0.8%	3,509	0.3%	2,216	0.2%	1,734,209	60.9%
Nairobi	279,705	76.4%	76,001	20.8%	8,775	2.4%	891	0.2%	301	0.1%	884,135	42.0%
North Eastern	34,916	28.1%	83,358	67.1%	5,660	4.6%	297	0.2%	73	0.1%	216,336	57.8%
Nyanza	521,052	61.3%	64,471	7.6%	252,448	29.7%	9,620	1.1%	1,115	0.1%	1,555,986	55.6%
Rift Valley	624,501	43.2%	769,242	53.3%	45,145	3.1%	3,826	0.3%	1,624	0.1%	2,415,555	60.8%
Western	506,999	76.3%	143,101	21.5%	9,073	1.4%	3,443	0.5%	1,825	0.3%	1,202,104	57.1%
Source: Electoral Commission of Kenya

Parliamentary election