[1] The presidential elections were won by the incumbent Jakaya Kikwete of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM), who received 63% of the vote, down from 80% in 2005.

In the elections in semi-autonomous Zanzibar, Ali Mohamed Shein of the CCM won the presidential election, whilst the CCM also won the most seats in the House of Representatives.

[2] The Zanzibar House of Representatives had 50 elected members, ten appointed by the President, and 15 seats for women.

[3] The House also had six ex officio members, the Attorney General and five Regional Commissioners.

Kikwete's swearing-in ceremony took place on 6 November 2010 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.