When is the Senegal presidential election 2029?

Polling day is 2029-02-25, not yet officially confirmed.

When will the final result of the President of the Republic race be official?

Expected between 2029-03-02T00:00:00Z and 2029-03-12T23:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Constitution art. 35: a candidate may challenge the conduct of the election before the Conseil constitutionnel 'dans les soixante douze heures qui suivent la proclamation provisoire'; if no challenge is filed 'le Conseil proclame immédiatement les résultats définitifs'; otherwise it rules 'dans les cinq jours francs du dépôt', its decision being the definitive proclamation or the annulment (a new ballot within 21 clear days). Latest under the law: CNRV at Friday midnight, a challenge filed at the end of the 72 hours, a ruling five clear days later, i.e. by Sun 11 Mar 2029 (Fri 2 Mar 23:59 + 72 h = Mon 5 Mar; five clear days 6-10 Mar); the window closes one day later to err late. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor (earliest plausible provisional proclamation plus 72 hours). Precedent: 2024, Décision n° 7/E/2024 proclaimed the definitive result on Fri 29 Mar 2024, day 5, with no challenge and the challenge period shortened by the compressed 2024 calendar (cons. 3); 2019, the Council proclaimed on Tue 5 Mar 2019, day 9 after the 24 Feb vote (press: koaci.com, 6 Mar 2019). The Council's proclamation includes its ruling on any challenge, so there is no separate court stage. The President-elect takes office on the expiry of the outgoing term (art. 36), 2 Apr 2029.

Where are the official President of the Republic results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Directorate General of Elections (Ministry of the Interior) (https://dge.sn/).

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Senegal presidential election 2029

Name: Senegal presidential election 2029
Start: 2029-02-25
Location: Senegal

Polling day Sun, 25 Feb 2029 Date not yet official. Counted by Directorate General of Elections (Ministry of the Interior). Times are Dakar time; hover for UTC.

2–12 Mar 2029

Final result window, set by the law or the authority. Treat as final after Mon 12 Mar, 23:59 Dakar time.

Polls close: Sun 25 Feb, 18:00
First count by: Tue 27 Feb, 23:59
Counted by: Directorate General of Elections (Ministry of the Interior)
Results page: No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: dge.sn

Count stages

25 Feb4 Mar11 Mar

Election-night count

25–27 FebElection-night count: Sun 25 Feb, 18:00 → Tue 27 Feb, 23:59, announced.

Intermediate count

27 Feb – 2 MarIntermediate count: Tue 27 Feb, 00:00 → Fri 2 Mar, 23:59, announced.

Final result

2–12 MarFinal result: Fri 2 Mar, 00:00 → Mon 12 Mar, 23:59, announced.

announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateDakar time. Polls close in 878 days.

Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited

Election-night count
Sun 25 Feb, 18:00 → Tue 27 Feb, 23:59
announced

Date (tentative): Constitution art. 27 sets a five-year term; the incumbent was sworn in on 2 Apr 2024 (vie-publique.sn/actualites/103/prestation-serment-president-diomaye), so the term expires on 2 Apr 2029. Art. 31: the vote takes place 'quarante-cinq jours francs au plus et trente jours francs au moins avant la date de l'expiration du mandat'; art. 33 and Code L.63: on a Sunday. That allows 15 Feb to 2 Mar 2029 (a Friday), i.e. Sundays 18 or 25 Feb; 25 Feb 2029 (35 clear days before 2 Apr) is the LATEST lawful date. Precedent: 24 Feb 2019 for a term ending 2 Apr 2019. The decree fixing the date (L.63) and convening the voters at least 80 days before (LO.137, so by about 7 Dec 2028) is not yet published. Early-election risk: if the presidency falls vacant the vote is held 60 to 90 days after the Council records the vacancy (art. 31). Constitutional change risk: a revision of the Constitution (loi n° 18/2026, adopted by the National Assembly on 29 Jun 2026, amending among others arts. 29, 30, 31, 34 and 36) was declared contrary to the Constitution by the Conseil constitutionnel on 9 Jul 2026 (Décision n° 6/C/2026); its earlier advisory Décision n° 4/C/2026 of 13 May 2026 concerned the same draft. The 2001 text as amended therefore still governs; a later revision could change these rules. Code électoral R.59: polls open at 08:00 and close at 18:00 the same day (governors, prefects or sub-prefects may delay the closing by arrêté); Senegal is UTC+0 with no DST, so 18:00 UTC. Results are proclaimed and posted in each polling station (LO.140). Each departmental counting commission publishes its department's results 'au plus tard le mardi qui suit le scrutin à minuit' (L.88, 2023 edition), i.e. end of 2029-02-27. Provisional, not the result.
Replaced on the live page by the intermediate count from Fri 2 Mar, 23:59.
Intermediate count
Tue 27 Feb, 00:00 → Fri 2 Mar, 23:59
announced

The Commission nationale de Recensement des Votes (CNRV), chaired by the First President of the Dakar Court of Appeal (LO.142), makes the national provisional proclamation: 'La proclamation provisoire des résultats intervient au plus tard à minuit le vendredi qui suit le scrutin' (L.89, 2023 edition; cross-referenced as L.86 in LO.143), i.e. end of 2029-03-02. Precedent: 2024 provisional results proclaimed Wed 27 Mar 2024, day 3 after the 24 Mar vote (Décision n° 7/E/2024, cons. 1); 2019 Thu 28 Feb 2019, day 4 (press). The opening is an ESTIMATED floor. Provisional: candidates may still challenge it before the Conseil constitutionnel.
Replaced on the live page by the final result from Mon 12 Mar, 23:59.
Final result
Fri 2 Mar, 00:00 → Mon 12 Mar, 23:59
announced

Constitution art. 35: a candidate may challenge the conduct of the election before the Conseil constitutionnel 'dans les soixante douze heures qui suivent la proclamation provisoire'; if no challenge is filed 'le Conseil proclame immédiatement les résultats définitifs'; otherwise it rules 'dans les cinq jours francs du dépôt', its decision being the definitive proclamation or the annulment (a new ballot within 21 clear days). Latest under the law: CNRV at Friday midnight, a challenge filed at the end of the 72 hours, a ruling five clear days later, i.e. by Sun 11 Mar 2029 (Fri 2 Mar 23:59 + 72 h = Mon 5 Mar; five clear days 6-10 Mar); the window closes one day later to err late. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor (earliest plausible provisional proclamation plus 72 hours). Precedent: 2024, Décision n° 7/E/2024 proclaimed the definitive result on Fri 29 Mar 2024, day 5, with no challenge and the challenge period shortened by the compressed 2024 calendar (cons. 3); 2019, the Council proclaimed on Tue 5 Mar 2019, day 9 after the 24 Feb vote (press: koaci.com, 6 Mar 2019). The Council's proclamation includes its ruling on any challenge, so there is no separate court stage. The President-elect takes office on the expiry of the outgoing term (art. 36), 2 Apr 2029.

Results sources 7 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
dge.sn/resultats-officiels-des-elections-anterieures/	results-final	results index	no (results section without an election code)	not checked yet
conseilconstitutionnel.sn/decisions/	results-final	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
conseilconstitutionnel.sn/la-constitution/	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
dge.sn/code-electoral-2023/	timetable	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Senegal	see-also	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Senegalese_presidential_election	see-also	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
dge.sn	authority-home	emb home	no (site root: cannot answer a results question)	not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-10-02: Constitution of 22 Jan 2001 as amended, arts. 26-27, 29-31, 33, 35-36, 87 (conseilconstitutionnel.sn/la-constitution); Code électoral (loi n° 2021-35 of 23 Jul 2021 as amended), DGE 2023 edition, arts. L.63, L.88, L.89, LO.137, LO.142-LO.148, L.155, LO.156, LO.190, LO.193-LO.197, R.59 (scanned PDF on cena.sn, read by OCR); Conseil constitutionnel Décisions 2/C/2024, 7/E/2024, 20/E/2024, 4/C/2026, 6/C/2026; DGE results index (dge.sn) (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-10-02.

Questions and answers

When is the Senegal presidential election 2029?: Polling day is 2029-02-25, not yet officially confirmed.
When will the final result of the President of the Republic race be official?: Expected between 2029-03-02T00:00:00Z and 2029-03-12T23:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Constitution art. 35: a candidate may challenge the conduct of the election before the Conseil constitutionnel 'dans les soixante douze heures qui suivent la proclamation provisoire'; if no challenge is filed 'le Conseil proclame immédiatement les résultats définitifs'; otherwise it rules 'dans les cinq jours francs du dépôt', its decision being the definitive proclamation or the annulment (a new ballot within 21 clear days). Latest under the law: CNRV at Friday midnight, a challenge filed at the end of the 72 hours, a ruling five clear days later, i.e. by Sun 11 Mar 2029 (Fri 2 Mar 23:59 + 72 h = Mon 5 Mar; five clear days 6-10 Mar); the window closes one day later to err late. The opening is an ESTIMATED floor (earliest plausible provisional proclamation plus 72 hours). Precedent: 2024, Décision n° 7/E/2024 proclaimed the definitive result on Fri 29 Mar 2024, day 5, with no challenge and the challenge period shortened by the compressed 2024 calendar (cons. 3); 2019, the Council proclaimed on Tue 5 Mar 2019, day 9 after the 24 Feb vote (press: koaci.com, 6 Mar 2019). The Council's proclamation includes its ruling on any challenge, so there is no separate court stage. The President-elect takes office on the expiry of the outgoing term (art. 36), 2 Apr 2029.
Where are the official President of the Republic results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Directorate General of Elections (Ministry of the Interior) (https://dge.sn/).