2026 General Election

President Results

National or multi-constituency result

Provisional

Current provisional presidential standings from 49 of Zambia’s 226 constituencies, reported by ZNBC on 16 August 2026. ZNBC states that ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis read the consolidated results. The 807,568 total is the sum of the 13 candidate figures in the report; ballots cast, rejected ballots and turnout were not supplied. These are votes reported so far, not final national results or a winner declaration.

Current constituency reporting—not a winner declaration.

These figures show votes reported so far. They are not final national results, and no candidate is presented as the winner.

Last updated 4 weeks ago · Reported by Electoral Commission of Zambia announcement reported by ZNBC

United Party for National Development

Hakainde Hichilema

438,70854.32%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

NRPUP

Brian Mundubile

351,28143.50%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

ZMP

Kelvin Fube Bwalya

3,9650.49%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

CF

Harry Kalaba

3,7920.47%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

SP

Fred M'membe

2,7980.35%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

Independent

Given Katuta

1,9190.24%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

MEE

Given Chansa

1,5520.19%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

OPP

Brian Mushimba

1,1110.14%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

LM

Richard Silumbe

6810.08%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

DU

Ackim Njobvu

5510.07%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

ZAWAPA

Howard Kunda

5170.06%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

New Focus Party

Richwell Siamunene

4820.06%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

Christian Democratic Party

Daniel Pule

2110.03%

Provisional consolidated figure reported by ZNBC; no winner has been declared.

Candidate vote entries for President in 2026 General Election
Candidate	Party or status	Votes	Percentage	Reporting status
Hakainde Hichilema	United Party for National Development	438,708	54.32%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Brian Mundubile	NRPUP	351,281	43.50%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Kelvin Fube Bwalya	ZMP	3,965	0.49%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Harry Kalaba	CF	3,792	0.47%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Fred M'membe	SP	2,798	0.35%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Given Katuta	Independent	1,919	0.24%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Given Chansa	MEE	1,552	0.19%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Brian Mushimba	OPP	1,111	0.14%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Richard Silumbe	LM	681	0.08%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Ackim Njobvu	DU	551	0.07%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Howard Kunda	ZAWAPA	517	0.06%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Richwell Siamunene	New Focus Party	482	0.06%	Votes reported — no winner declared
Daniel Pule	Christian Democratic Party	211	0.03%	Votes reported — no winner declared

Reporting completeness

This ECZ announcement provided candidate vote totals only. Constituency226 does not estimate missing registered-voter, ballot or rejected-ballot figures.

Registered voters: Not reported in this ECZ announcement
Ballots cast: Not reported in this ECZ announcement
Rejected ballots: Not reported in this ECZ announcement
Certification status: Provisional — not certified

Sources

ZNBC report: ECZ consolidated presidential results announcement

Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) | news_report | 2026-08-16

Provisional presidential candidate totals from 49 of 226 constituencies, with 807,568 candidate votes listed.

ZNBC attributes the figures to an ECZ announcement. Constituency-level records, ballots cast, rejected ballots and turnout were not included in the article; no winner has been declared.