The Sudanese gubernatorial elections took place on 11–15 April 2010, alongside the wider Sudanese general election, to elect the Governors of the states of Sudan.
The election produced few unexpected upsets, with NCP candidates winning all Northern States, and SPLM candidates winning all of Sudan's Southern States with the notable exception of Western Equatoria; where an Independent candidate unseated the incumbent SPLM Governor.
Changes to the constitution in January 2015 meant that Governors are now appointed by the President, as opposed to being directly elected.
The only state not to hold elections was South Kordofan, where elections were delayed due to disagreement over disputes arising from the 2008 census.
Votes by State
State Winning Party Margin (%) DetailsAl Jazirah NCP Kassala NCP Northern NCP Al Qadarif NCP Red Sea NCP River Nile NCP Sennar NCP White Nile NCP Blue Nile NCP N. Kordofan NCP S. Kordofan Election delayed DetailsW. Darfur NCP 36.57 DetailsN. Darfur NCP DetailsS. Darfur NCP 32.52 DetailsKhartoum NCP W. Bahr el Ghazal SPLM Lakes SPLM N. Bahr el Ghazal SPLM Warrap SPLM Unity SPLM 33.21 DetailsJonglei SPLM DetailsUpper Nile SPLM C. Equatoria SPLM E. Equatoria SPLM W. Equatoria Independent 3.23 DetailsSources: National Electoral Commission
See also 2010 Sudanese general election in Jonglei 2010 Darfurian amalgamation referendum 2011 Southern Sudanese independence referendum
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