2020 Liberian Senate election

2020 Liberian Senate election
8 December 2020
15 of the 30 seats in the Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PUP
Leader Joseph Boakai George Weah Emmanuel Nuquay
Party CPP CDC PUP
Seats before 11 4 1
Seats won 6 3 2
Seats after 13 5 2
Seat change Increase2 Increase1 Increase2
Popular vote 354,898 246,908 56,398
Percentage 40.27% 28.02% 6.40%
Swing Increase14.32pp[a] Decrease1.76pp Increase1.64pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
MDR
NDC
Party MDR NDC
Seats before — 2
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change New Decrease1
Popular vote 37,899 659
Percentage 4.30% 0.07%
Swing New Decrease1.18pp

Senate elections were held in Liberia on 8 December 2020, with half the seats in the Senate up for election.[1] The elections were held concurrently with a constitutional referendum and two House by-elections.[2][3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Total
before		UpWonTotal
after		+/–
Collaborating Political Parties354,89840.2711[b]4[c]6[d]13+2
Congress for Democratic Change246,90828.024235+1
People's Unification Party56,3986.401012+1
Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction37,8994.300011New
All Liberia Coalition Party9,6291.090000New
Rainbow Alliance9,5771.090000New
Liberia Restoration Party7,2530.820000New
Liberia National Union6,7890.7700000
Movement for Progressive Change6,5380.7400000
United People's Party5,8480.6600000
Liberia Transformation Party1,4110.1600000
National Democratic Coalition6590.072101–1
Movement for One Liberia1310.010000New
National Patriotic Party5401–4
National Union for Democratic Progress1100–1
Alliance for Peace and Democracy1100–1
Liberia Destiny Party1100–1
Independents137,25115.584147+3
Total881,189100.00301515300
Valid votes881,18995.08
Invalid/blank votes45,5844.92
Total votes926,773–
Registered voters/turnout2,476,35637.42
Source: [4]
  1. ↑ Collaborating Political Parties is a coalition of three parties: the Alternative National Congress (ANC), the Liberty Party and the Unity Party. These parties contested separately at the last election, where they won a combined total of 25.95% of the popular vote.
  2. ↑ 8 held by the Unity Party, 2 by the Liberty Party, 1 by the Alternative National Congress.
  3. ↑ All held by the Unity Party.
  4. ↑ 4 won by the Unity Party, 2 by the Liberty Party, 1 by the Alternative National Congress and 1 by the All Liberian Party.

Results by county

The following are the results for the 2020 Senate elections from the National Elections Commission.

2020 Bomi County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Edwin Snowe 16,476 53.97%
CDC Alex J. Tyler 8,834 28.94%
CPP Sando Dazoe Johnson 2,994 9.81%
Independent Soko Adama Dorley 1,328 4.35%
RA Zobong Boima Norman 894 2.93%
Total votes 30,526 100.0
Rejected ballots 1,525
2020 Bong County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CPP Prince K. Moye 39,337 51.28%
CDC Henry Willie Yallah 25,247 32.91%
Independent Mogana Szorkpor Flomo Jr. 4,125 5.38%
Independent Mohammed A. Nasser 2,904 3.79%
Independent Dorothy Kwennah Toomann 1,682 2.19%
Independent Adam Bill Corneh 1,468 1.91%
Independent Menipakei Dumoe 1,012 1.32%
Independent Benedict Kpakama Sagbeh 933 1.22%
Total votes 76,708 100.0
Rejected ballots 4,891
2020 Gbarpolu County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Botoe Kanneh 4,955 26.2%
CDC Alfred Gayflor Koiwood 4,498 23.78%
UPP Boimah Quaye Taweh III 2,666 14.1%
PUP Armah Zolu Jallah 1,967 10.4%
LINU Paul Koulboi Kennedy 1,626 8.6%
LTP John Kerkula Benda Sr. 1,411 7.46%
CPP Sam Kamara Zinnah 1,164 6.15%
MPC Allen M. Gbowee 395 2.09%
NDC Alaric K. Tokpa 231 1.22%
Total votes 18,913 100.0
Rejected ballots 1,518
2020 Grand Bassa County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CPP Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence 22,476 42.01%
CDC Gbehzohngar Milton Findley 20,346 38.03%
Independent Vincent S. T. Willie II 7,328 13.7%
Independent Magdalene Magdalene Harris 1,365 2.55%
Independent Anthony Neki Barchue 836 1.56%
Independent Dave Llewellyn Dixon 733 1.37%
RA Charles Paul Vah II 293 0.55%
NDC Emmanuel Bravy Daykeay 129 0.24%
Total votes 53,506 100.0
Rejected ballots 3,385
2020 Grand Cape Mount County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CPP Simeon Boima Taylor 10,562 34.98%
CDC Victor Varney Watson 8,936 29.6%
Independent Mambu M. Sonii 5,074 16.81%
PUP Emerson Vayomo Kamara 1,815 6.01%
Independent Fodee Kromah 1,612 5.34%
UPP Sando Wayne 1,471 4.87%
LRP Siafa Gargbeh Sheriff 322 1.07%
RA Jebeh Dakel Brown 174 0.58%
LINU Hawa Corneh Bropleh 120 0.4%
MPC Edwin G. K. Zoedua 107 0.35%
Total votes 30,193 100.0
Rejected ballots 1,745
2020 Grand Gedeh County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CDC Zoe Emmanuel Pennue Sr. 8,228 40.44%
LRP Thomas Nimely 6,132 30.14%
Independent William G. Nyanue 2,207 10.85%
UPP George Saigbe Boley Sr. 1,230 6.05%
RA Amos Zleh 696 3.42%
Independent Beatrice Wonnah Johnson 535 2.63%
PUP Cyrus S. Cooper II 532 2.61%
MPC Joseph W. Geebro 519 2.55%
CPP Felicia Flahn Doboyonnoh Duncan 267 1.31%
Total votes 20,346 100.0
Rejected ballots 1,280
2020 Grand Kru County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Numene T. H. Bartekwa 3,679 22.83%
LINU Nathaniel N. Bahway Sr. 3,597 22.32%
Independent Alfred Toe Segbe 3,174 19.7%
CDC Peter Sonpon Coleman 3,061 19.0%
CPP Rosalind Segbe Tonne Sneh 1,026 6.37%
RA Nicholas N. Doryen Wleh 745 4.62%
Independent William Wiah Tuider 545 3.38%
NDC George Toe Sieh Washington Jr. 184 1.14%
MPC Lawrence Snor Clarke 101 0.63%
Total votes 16,112 100.0
Rejected ballots 1,561
2020 Lofa County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CPP Brownie Samukai 20,431 31.8%
Independent Joseph Kpator Jallah 13,968 21.74%
ALCOP Mariamu Beyan Fofana 9,629 14.99%
CDC George Tamba Tengbeh 7,679 11.95%
Independent Julie Fatorma Wiah 6,160 9.59%
Independent Dedeh Nohr Jones 1,810 2.82%
Independent Tamba Dabah Aghailas 1,272 1.98%
LINU Johnny K. M. Ndebe 1,196 1.86%
RA Abrahim M. Dukuly 940 1.46%
LRP Gordon Nyuma Moiwula 622 0.97%
Independent Mohamed O. Kamara 545 0.85%
Total votes 64,252 100.0
Rejected ballots 4,338
2020 Margibi County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
PUP Emmanuel J. Nuquay 34,918 59.65%
CDC Ivar Kokulo Jones 15,838 27.06%
Independent Oscar A. Cooper 3,350 5.72%
Independent Alexander Bango Collins 2,195 3.75%
CPP Ben A. Fofana 1,227 2.1%
Independent Gabriel Gahie Bedell Jr. 865 1.48%
MPC Princess S. Macaulay 147 0.25%
Total votes 58,540 100.0
Rejected ballots 3,096
2020 Maryland County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CDC James Pobee Biney 9,630 39.4%
Independent H. Dan Morais 5,098 20.86%
CPP Eric Wlea Giko 3,622 14.82%
RA Wollor Emmanuel Topor 2,609 10.67%
Independent Isaac Blalu Roland 1,650 6.75%
Independent John Akel Ballout Jr. 1,173 4.8%
Independent Richard Emmanuel Wilbert Yancy 484 1.98%
LRP William Phillip Anderson Sr. 177 72
Total votes 24,443 100.0
Rejected ballots 2,109
2020 Montserrado County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CPP Abraham Darius Dillon 206,368 61.3%
CDC Thomas Pangar Fallah 120,405 35.76%
Independent Bernard Benson Jr. 4,187 1.24%
Independent Phil Tarpeh Dixon 2,755 0.82%
Independent Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh 919 0.27%
Independent Isaac Vah Tukpah 883 0.26%
Independent Evangeline Israel King 720 0.21%
MPC Siah Jarmie Tandanpolie 195 0.06%
MOL Jamima K. H. Wolokolie 131 0.04%
NDC Cecelia Siaway Teah 115 0.03%
Total votes 336,678 100.0
Rejected ballots 10,327
2020 Nimba County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
MDR Jeremiah K. Koung 37,899 36.12%
CPP Edith Lianue Gongloe-Weh 34,153 32.55%
PUP Garrison Doldeh Yealue Jr. 15,607 14.87%
Independent Taa Z. Wongbe 5,288 5.04%
Independent Saye-Taayor Adolphus Dolo 5,147 4.91%
MPC Thomas S. Grupee 4,973 4.74%
RA Dorr D. Cooper 1,857 1.77%
Total votes 104,924 100.0
Rejected ballots 6,592
2020 Rivercess County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Wellington Geevon Smith 3,302 23.34%
Independent Steve Tequah 3,248 22.96%
CDC Dallas A. V. Gueh 2,149 15.19%
CPP Gabriel Buchanan Smith 2,056 14.53%
PUP Bob Rancy Ziankahn 1,559 11.02%
RA Janjay M. Bloh 1,001 7.08%
UPP Winston Garpue Borbor 481 3.4%
LINU Prince B. Brown 250 1.77%
MPC Eddie Jarque Strother 101 0.71%
Total votes 14,147 100.0
Rejected ballots 1,014
2020 River Gee County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CPP Jonathan Sogbie 4,972 33.59%
CDC Charles Korkor Bardyl 4,598 31.06%
Independent Matthew N. Jaye 2,848 19.24%
Independent Francis Saywon Younge 2,385 16.11%
Total votes 14,803 100.0
Rejected ballots 901
2020 Sinoe County Senatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
CDC Augustine S. Chea 7,459 43.62%
Independent Thomas Romeo Quioh 5,028 29.41%
CPP Grace Scotland-Briamah 4,243 24.82%
RA Andy M. S. Cheeseman 368 2.15%
Total votes 17,098 100.0
Rejected ballots 1,302

Aftermath

Nathaniel Blama of the Liberian National Union (LINU) called for a rerun in the election held in Gbarpolu and Grand Kru counties because of tampering with ballots.[5]

The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) called for a rerun of the election in the Nimba County based on allegations of fraud.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Liberia senatorial polls to serve as gauge for Weah’s popularity
  2. ↑ "Liberia referendum could pave way for contentious third term for President Weah". France 24. December 6, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "NEC declares five winners". The New Dawn Liberia. November 2, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Mehnpaine, Tina S. (21 December 2020). "Liberia: Former EPA Boss Decries Election Fraud in Gbarpolu, Grand Kru Counties". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Mehnpaine, Tina S. (29 December 2020). "Liberia: CPP Calls for Rerun of Nimba Disputed Election". allAfrica.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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