[2] A total of eleven candidates ran for the presidency and fifteen political parties contested the National Assembly elections.

[5] The President of Namibia is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% in the first round of voting, a run-off will be held.

[8] SWAPO was viewed as the clear favorite going into the 2019 election, although the rise of new parties, such as the Landless People's Movement, was predicted to cause a split in the vote.

[10] This change, raising the number of seats from 78 to 104, was enacted in 2014, although it was officially framed as allowing for wider representation of the population.

Esther Muinjangue of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) was the first female presidential candidate in Namibia.

Runner-up Itula challenged the outcome of the elections in court, based on the Electoral Act of 2014 that allows electronic voting machines (EVMs) only in combination with a Verifiable Paper Trail (VPPT).

The Supreme Court of Namibia ruled in February 2020 that this enactment was unconstitutional because it violates the separation of powers.