2006 Gambian presidential election

2006 Gambian presidential election

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Registered	670,336
Turnout	58.6%
Nominee Yahya Jammeh Ousainou Darboe Halifa Sallah Party APRC UDP PDOIS Alliance ARC NADD Popular vote 264,404 104,808 23,473 Percentage 67.33% 26.69% 5.98%
President before election Yahya Jammeh APRC Elected President Yahya Jammeh APRC

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Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 22 September 2006. Incumbent President Yahya Jammeh was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote.^[1] Ousainou Darboe, who finished second with 27% of the vote, rejected the official results, saying that the elections had not been free and fair and that there was widespread voter intimidation.^[2]