| Candidate Party Votes % | |
| Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress 1,314,881 58.7 | |
| Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone People's Party 837,517 37.4 | |
| Charles Margai People's Movement for Democratic Change 28,944 1.3 | |
| Joshua Albert Carew Citizens Democratic Party 22,863 1.0 | |
| Eldred Collins Revolutionary United Front 12,993 0.6 | |
| Gibrilla Kamara People's Democratic Party 8,273 0.4 | |
| Kandeh Baba Conteh Peace and Liberation Party 6,144 0.3 | |
| Mohamed Bangura United Democratic Movement 5,069 0.2 | |
| James Obai Fullah United National People's Party 5,044 0.2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes Invalid/blank votes 108,898 – | |
| Total Total 2,459,524 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout Registered voters/turnout 2,692,635 87.3 | |
| Source: National Electoral Commission Source: National Electoral Commission Source: National Electoral Commission Source: National Electoral Commission | |