The three main parties were led by President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko, former prime minister and an ally of the President during the 2004 "Orange Revolution".
Galvenās konkurentes šajās vēlēšanās bija prezidenta, premjerministra un bijušās premjerministres Jūlijas Timošenko vadītās partijas.