The incumbent Yoweri Museveni won 69% of the vote and was elected to a second term.

He took power in 1986 after winning a guerrilla war against President Tito Okello.

[2] Besigye did not concede the race but instead requested a formal vote recount on the basis of voter fraud.

[2][3] The same day after results were announced, a pipe bomb exploded in downtown Kampala, killing one woman; a similar explosion occurred on a minibus headed towards the capital, injuring three people.

[2] In a majority decision, the Supreme Court of Uganda subsequently rejected Besigye's petition for a recount.