The 2019 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 March 2019. Incumbent APC Governor

Aminu Bello Masari Aminu Bello Masari (born 29 May 1950) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 2015 to 2023. He was the Commissioner for works, housing and transport Katsina state from 1991 to 1993. He was the speaker of the Niger ...

won re-election for a second term, defeating

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Garba Yakubu Lado Garba Yakubu Lado Danmarke (born 1961) is a Nigerian businessman who became a Member of the House of Representatives (2003–2007) and was elected a Federal Senator in April 2007 for Katsina South constituency of Katsina State as a member of the ...

and 16 other party candidates.

emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 5,562 votes and defeating his closest rival, Abubakar Isa, who received 8 votes. He picked Mannir Yakubu as his running mate.

was the PDP candidate with Salisu Yusuf Majigiri as his running mate. 18 candidates contested in the election.

Electoral system

The Governor of Katsina State is elected using the

plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidates in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality) are elected. Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member ...

Primary election

APC primary

The APC

primary election Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open pr ...

was held on September 30, 2018.

won the primary election polling 5,562 votes against 2 other candidates. His closest rival was Abubakar Isa, an accomplished businessman who came second with 8 votes, while Garba Dankani came third with 1 vote.

Candidates

*Party nominee:

: Incumbent governor of the state *Running mate: Mannir Yakubu: A politician and surveyor *Abubakar Isa: An accomplished businessman *Garba Dankani

PDP primary

The

was held on September 30, 2018.

won the primary election polling 3,385 votes against 5 other candidates. His closest rival was Ahmad Yar’adua who came second with 243 votes, Abdullahi Faskari, the state's former deputy governor and Musa Nashuni, a former

gubernatorial candidate in 2015 had only one vote each.

Candidates

*Party nominee:

: A former Senator representing Katsina South senatorial district *Running mate: Salisu Yusuf Majigiri *Ahmad Yar’adua *Abdullahi Faskari: The state's former deputy governor *Musa Nashuni: Former PDP gubernatorial candidate in 2015 *Umar Tata *Sada Olu

Results

A total number of 18 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,230,230, while 1,173,780 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 1,720,638, while number of valid votes was 1,683,045. Rejected votes were 37,593.

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 1,683,045 represents the 18 political parties that participated in the election. Blue represents LGAs won by

Green represents LGAs won by

References

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