2008 Zimbabwean general election
President

2008 Zimbabwean general election

Section Title: President
Table Section Text: None

Candidate	Party	First round	Second round

Votes	%	Votes	%

Morgan Tsvangirai	Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai	1,195,562	47.9	233,000	9.3

Robert Mugabe	ZANU–PF	1,079,730	43.2	2,150,269	85.5

Simba Makoni	Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn	207,470	8.3

Langton Towungana	Independent	14,503	0.6

Invalid/blank votes	39,975	–	131,481	–

Total	2,537,240	100	2,514,750	100

Registered voters/turnout	5,934,768	42.8	5,934,768	42.4

Source: African Elections Database

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In the Zimbabwe General Election, Tsvangirai won 47.9% of the vote and Mugabe 43.2%.

final_sentence: In the Zimbabwe General Election, Tsvangirai won 47.9% of the vote and Mugabe 43.2%.