The election resulted in the victory of Joseph Kpator Jallah, an independent candidate backed by the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change.
Former Defense Minister Brownie Samukai was elected to the Senate for Lofa County on the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) ticket on December 8, 2020.
[3] Conmany Wesseh was one senator who disagreed with the vacancy declaration, as he was of the opinion that only a court could decide Samukai's eligibility to hold office.
[1] By April, the NEC released a provisional list of five candidates for the by-election, excluding the Unity Party (UP) nominee, Galakpai W. Kortimai, due to legal challenges to his candidacy.
Chairman of the Liberty Party (LP) Musa Bility had sent a complaint to the NEC, claiming the UP was unable to field a candidate in the by-election due to a section of the CPP framework document.
[5] On May 6, the NEC had announced that due to the legal matters regarding the UP and CPP, the by-election would need to be indefinitely suspended, with a new date to be determined by the legislature.
[6] On June 3, the Supreme Court ruled that the section of the CPP framework document preventing the UP from fielding candidates was unconstitutional, and as such, was null and void.
[11] The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) did not field a candidate of their own for the Lofa County by-election, but they did endorse Jallah.
[3] Freedom House stated that the election was "largely free, fair, and transparent despite some tensions between party supporters during the vote counting process.
Mo Ali, secretary general of the UP, posted to Facebook results which conflicted with the NEC's, which put the UP candidate Kortimai in the lead.
[20] Other opposition groups and individuals that joined in on malpractice claims against the NEC included Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence of the LP, Benoni Urey of the ALP, the Liberian People's Party, and the National Democratic Coalition.