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 and current Governor of Katsina State. He was the Commissioner for works, housing and transport Katsina state from 1991 to 1993. He was the speaker of the Nigerian House of Representa ...

won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP

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 P ...

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 Mannir Yakubu (born 15 August 1954) is a Nigerian politician who has served as deputy governor of Katsina State since 2019. Early life He was born in Katsina metropolis into the family of Mallam Ladan in Tsohuwar Kasuwa Quarters. Education H ...

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 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 ...

Primary election

APC primary

The APC

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.

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:

: A politician and surveyor *Abubakar Isa: An accomplished businessman *Garba Dankani

PDP primary

The PDP

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 PDP 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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