2017 Liberian general election

General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2017, electing the President and House of Representatives.  No candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote, so a run-off was held.

The elections are overseen by the National Elections Commission (NEC).

The run-off was held on 26 December.Liberia election: Weah and Boakai headed for presidential run-off George Weah won the election with 62% of the vote.

Candidates
Incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in office since 2006, is constitutionally barred from running for a third term; the election will thus choose her successor.

Scond Round
Joseph Boakai,Liberia’s election threatens its fragile stability Financial Times, 8 April 2016 Vice President since January 2006.
George Weah, former footballer who was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the 2005 election, has announced he will run for office again.Liberia ex-footballer George Weah to run for president again BBC News,  28 April 2016

Lost in first round
Charles Brumskine, Leader of the Liberty Party and former President Pro Temp of the Senate
MacDella Cooper, philanthropistFirst 2017 Female Presidential Aspirant  Liberian Observer, 18 October 2016
Alexander B. Cummings, former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Coca-ColaAlexander B. Cummings – The free-marketeer presidential candidate hoping to transform Liberia International Business Times, 23 January 2017
Prince Johnson, former rebel leader
Joseph Mills Jones, leader of the Movement for Economic Empowerment and former Governor of the Central Bank of LiberiaDr. Mills Jones Calls on Liberians to Elect Talented People in Office  Front Page Africa
Richard Miller, businessman
Benoni Urey, businessman
MacDonald A. Wento, United People's PartyUPP will not accept foreign money  The New Dawn, 19 June 2017
Jeremiah Whapoe, businessman

Opinion polls
PollsterDate Sample size Boakai Weah Johnson Urey Brumskine Cooper Cummings UndecidedLiberia Holding ConsortiumMay 2017 27529.45% 21.18% N/A 11.26% 16% 0.72% 9.45% N/ALiberia Holding ConsortiumJune 2017 48436.36% 18.38% 3.92% 4.75% 13.22% 0.82% 7.02% 13.01%Liberia Holding Consortium August 2017 76333.81% 21.1% 2.88% 2.49% 12.45% N/A 5.63% 13.63%International Political Polls  August 2017 1,224 21.74% 24.73% 8.72% 6.38% 23.49% N/A 9.55% N/A

Results
 Second round:

References

Category:2017 elections
Category:Liberia

Category:October 2017 events
Category:Elections in Africa
Category:2017 in Africa