ðɪs ᵻlˈɛkʃən wʌz wˈʌn baɪ ælvˈæɹoʊ jˈʊɹɹaɪb baɪ ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi vˈoʊt ʌv hˈæf plˈʌs wˈʌn vˈoʊt, wˌɪtʃ ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən mˌeɪd ɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌnnˈɛsᵻsɚɹi.
This election was won by Álvaro Uribe by a majority vote of half plus one vote, which according to the 1991 Constitution made a secondary election unnecessary.