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Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979 (alongside parliamentary elections), with a second round on 9 July 1979. The result was a victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who won 62.0% of the votes in the second round.[1]
| Candidate | Parties | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Hilla Limann | People's National Party | 631,559 | 35.32 | 1,118,305 | 62.0 |
| Victor Owusu | Popular Front Party | 533,928 | 29.86 | 686,097 | 38.0 |
| William Ofori Atta | United National Convention | 311,265 | 17.41 | ||
| Frank Bernasko | Action Congress Party | 167,775 | 9.38 | ||
| Ibrahim Mahama | Social Democratic Front | 66,445 | 3.72 | ||
| John Bilson | Third Force Party | 49,104 | 2.75 | ||
| R. P. Baffour | Independent | 8,812 | 0.49 | ||
| Kwame Nyanteh | Independent | 8,480 | 0.47 | ||
| Mark Diamond Addy | Independent | 5,959 | 0.33 | ||
| Alhaji Imoru Ayarna | Independent | 4,874 | 0.27 | ||
| Total | 1,788,209 | 100 | 1,804,402 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||||
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