the accusations made against him did not affect maga's standing in the polls; he received a majority of the vote in the north, and apithy and ahomadégbé-tomêtin received a majority in the southeast and southwest/central, respectively. the election results showed a victory for maga with 252,551 votes, 200,091 for ahomadégbé-tomêtin, and 186,332 for apithy. in the entire south, maga received 24,000 votes compared to the 180,000 who voted for him in the borgou department, obtaining 97.3 percent of the 78 percent turnout. zinsou, running to counter the constant tribal clashes, received 3 percent, with 17,551 votes.