2016 Gambian presidential election
Results

Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Adama Barrow
Coalition 2016
227,708
43.3
Yahya Jammeh
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
208,487
39.6
Mama Kandeh
Gambia Democratic Congress
89,768
17.1
Total
Total
525,963
100
Registered voters/turnout
Registered voters/turnout
886,578
59.3
Source: IEC (votes) IEC (registered voters)
Source: IEC (votes) IEC (registered voters)
Source: IEC (votes) IEC (registered voters)
Source: IEC (votes) IEC (registered voters)

Question: What candidate had the highest percentage of votes?
Answer: The final 2016 Gambian presidential election results showed Barrow winning a 43.3% plurality, achieving a 3.7% margin of victory over Jammeh's 39.6%, with a third candidate, Mama Kandeh, receiving 17.1% of the votes.