The 2019 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Dave Umahi won re-election for a second term, defeating APC Sonni Ogbuoji and several minor party candidates. Dave Umahi emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate unopposed. He picked Eric Kelechi Igwe as his running mate.

Sonni Ogbuoji Sonni Ogbuoji is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for Ebonyi South, in Ebonyi State, Nigeria in the 9 April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. He left the senate in the 2019. Sonni ...

was the APC candidate with Justin Mbam Ogodo as his running mate. 37 candidates contested in the election.

Electoral system

The

Governor of Ebonyi State Ebonyi State, Nigeria has been led by governors and administrators since its creation in October 1996 from the old Abakaliki division of Enugu State and old Afikpo division of Abia State. See also *States of Nigeria *List of state governors o ...

is elected using the

plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per d ...

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

was held on September 30, 2018.

Dave Umahi David Nweze Umahi CON (born July 25, 1964) better known as Dave Umahi is a Nigerian politician who is currently serving as the Governor of Ebonyi State. Early life and education Umahi was born 25 July 1964. He is the son of Elder Joseph Umah ...

won the primary election unopposed.

Candidates

* Party nominee:

: incumbent governor * Running mate:

Eric Kelechi Igwe Eric Kelechi Igwe is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is serving as the deputy governor of Ebonyi State . On March 8, 2022, Igwe and his governor Dave Umahi were sacked as Governor and Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State respectively by the Feder ...

: incumbent deputy governor

APC primary

The APC

was held on September 30, 2018.

won the primary election polling 785 votes against 8 other candidates. His closest rival was Bernard Odoh, the immediate past secretary to the state government of Ebonyi, who came second with 519 votes. Edward Nkwegu came third with 395 votes.

Candidates

* Party nominee:

: Nigerian senator * Running mate: Justin Mbam Ogodo * Bernard Odoh: Immediate past secretary to the state government of Ebonyi * Edward Nkwegu * Ogbonnaya Obasi * Austine Edeeze * Paul Okorie * Emmanuel Agboti * Kelechi Chima * Christian Chukwu

Results

A total number of 37 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,432,528, while 497,291 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 493,002, while number of valid votes was 482,018. Rejected votes were 10,984.

By local government area

Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 482,018 represents the 37 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Dave Umahi. Blue represents LGAs won by Sonni Ogbuoji.

References

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Ebonyi Abakaliki is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It's headquarters are in the town of Nkaliki. It has an area of 443 km and a population of 126,837 based on the census conducted i2006. Thehe postal code A postal code (a ...

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