2020 Liberian Senate election

Senate elections were held in Liberia on 8 December 2020, with half the seats in the Senate up for election.[1]

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Results
Party Votes % +/- Seats
Total
before		 Up Won Total
after		 +/-
Congress for Democratic Change 4 2 3 5 +1
Collaborating Political Parties 11[2] 4[3] 6 13 +2
National Patriotic Party 5 4 0 1 -4
National Union for Democratic Progress 1 1 0 0 -1
National Democratic Coalition 2 1 0 1 -1
Alliance for Peace and Democracy 1 1 0 0 -1
Liberia Destiny Party 1 1 0 0 -1
People's Unification Party 1 0 1 2 +1
Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction 0 0 1 1 +1
Other parties 0 0 0 0 -
Independent 4 1 4 7 +3
Invalid/blank votes - - - - - -
Total 926,773 100 - 30 15 15 30 -
Registered voters/turnout 2,476,356 37.42 - - - - - -
Source: NEC

Disputes

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.[4]

The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) called for a rerun of the election in the Nimba County based on allegations of fraud.[5]

References
  1. Liberia senatorial polls to serve as gauge for Weah’s popularity
  2. 8 of the Unity Party, 2 of the Liberty Party, 1 of the Alternative National Congress, 0 of the All Liberians Party
  3. All of the Unity Party
  4. 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.
  5. 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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