| Election Name: | 2010 Zanzibari presidential election |
| Country: | Zanzibar |
| Type: | general |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2005 Zanzibari general election |
| Previous Year: | 2005 |
| Next Election: | 2015 Zanzibari general election |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
| Image1: | Ali Mohamed Shein, September 2014 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ali Mohamed Shein |
| Party1: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Popular Vote1: | 179,809 |
| Percentage1: | 50.11% |
| Colour2: | 00BFFF |
| Nominee2: | Seif Sharif Hamad |
| Party2: | Civic United Front |
| Popular Vote2: | 176,338 |
| Percentage2: | 49.14% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Amani Abeid Karume |
| Before Party: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| After Election: | Ali Mohamed Shein |
| After Party: | Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Turnout: | 89.52% |
| Registered: | 407,658 |
General elections were held in Zanzibar on 31 October 2010 alongside the 2010 Tanzanian general elections. Amani Abeid Karume the president of Zanzibar stepped down after completing 2 terms in office. The presidential elections were won by Ali Mohamed Shein of Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Zanzibar elections have always been highly contests and have always been subject to post election violence.[1]
To defuse the tensions a Unity government to be formed after the election was proposed, which was put into place after the 2010 Zanzibari government of national unity referendum was overwhelmingly accepted by the population.[2] [3]