The 2020 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred on 19 September 2020. Incumbent
PDP
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Governor
Godwin Obaseki
Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki (born 1 July 1957) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the governor of Edo State from 2016 to 2024.
Obaseki was elected governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2016 wh ...
won re-election for a second term, defeating
APC Osagie Ize-Iyamu and several minor party candidates. Obaseki received 57.3% of the vote.
Godwin Obaseki emerged unopposed in the PDP gubernatorial primary after all the aspirants stepped down.
He picked
Philip Shaibu as his running mate.
Osagie Ize-Iyamu was the APC candidate with Audi Ganiyu as his running mate.
was the
ADC candidate. Iboi Lucky Emmanuel stood in for
ADP in the polls, while Osifo Uhun-Ekpenma Isaiah represented
LP.
Fourteen candidates contested in the election, 12 were male, while 2 were female. Two of the deputy governorship candidates were female.
Electoral system
The
Governor of Edo State is elected using the
plurality voting system
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Primary election
PDP primary
The PDP
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 25 June 2020. Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent governor emerged unopposed after all the aspirants stepped down for him.
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Candidates
*Party nominee: Godwin Obaseki: Incumbent governor.
*Running mate: Philip Shaibu.
*Kenneth Imasuagbon: Stepped down.
*Gideon Ikhine: Stepped down.
* Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama: Stepped down.
APC primary
The APC primary election was held on 22 June 2020. Osagie Ize-Iyamu won the primary election polling 27,833 votes against 2 other candidates. His closest rival was Pius Odubu, a former deputy governor in the state who came a distant second with 3,776 votes, while Osaze Obazee, a former governor in the state came third with 2,000 votes.[
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Candidates
*Party nominee: Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
*Running mate: Audu Ganiyu.
*Pius Odubu: Former deputy governor. Lost in the primary election.
*Osaze Obazee: Former governor. Lost in the primary election.
Results
A total of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission Independent National Electoral Commission may refer to:
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to contest in the election.[ PDP Governor Godwin Obaseki won re-election for a second term, defeating APC Osagie Ize-Iyamu and several minor party candidates. Obaseki received 57.3% of the votes, while Ize-Iyamu received 41.6%.]
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 537,407 represents the 14 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Obaseki. Blue represents LGAs won by Ize-Iyamu.
References
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Edo State gubernatorial elections
Edo State gubernatorial election
Edo
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