Mensah was elected with 27,756 votes out of 43,128 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 65.1% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Captain (rtd) F Adu Kwaku Nkrumah of the  National Democratic Congress, Shiekh Mustapha Abdulah of the Convention People's Party, Moses Owusu-Yeboah of the People's National Convention, Boachie Amankwa of the United Ghana Movement and Boniface Kojo Mensah of the National Reform Party.
Mensah secured 27,756 votes out of a total of 43,128 valid ballots. This represented 65.1% of the total valid votes cast. He defeated Captain (rtd) F Adu Kwaku Nkrumah of the National Democratic Congress, Shiekh Mustapha Abdulah of the Convention People's Party, Moses Owusu-Yeboah of the People's National Convention, Boachie Amankwa of the United Ghana Movement and Boniface Kojo Mensah of the National Reform Party in the election.