Candidate Party Votes % Peter Mutharika Democratic Progressive Party 1,940,709 38.57 Lazarus Chakwera Malawi Congress Party 1,781,740 35.41 Saulos Chilima United Transformation Movement 1,018,369 20.24 Atupele Muluzi United Democratic Front 235,164 4.67 Peter Kuwani Mbakuwaku Movement for Development 20,369 0.40 John Eugenes Chisi Umodzi Party 19,187 0.38 Hadwick Kaliya Independent 15,726 0.31 Invalid/blank votes 74,719 – Total 5,105,983 100 Registered voters/turnout 6,859,570 74.44 Source: MEC