Incumbent president Hamid Karzai swept electoral districts in the south, southeast and east. Karzai made inroads in the northern section of the country and won some of the northeastern districts close to what was the stronghold of the Northern Alliance. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah won some rural districts in the west. The third-ranking candidate, Bashardost, was strongest in his home province of Ghazni and neighboring Daykundi.
This map shows the electoral districts won by each candidate. The size of the circle shows the density of votes in each district. Moving the cursor over a dot reveals the name of the district, the percentage of the vote going to the winning candidate and the total number of votes awarded. The data is based on the uncertified Independent Election Commission’s election results released on September 16, 2009. The IEC did not release a new set of results by district that reflects the corrections made in the audit and complaints process.