The 2019 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on March 9, 2019. PDP candidate Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri won the election, defeating Bindo Jibrilla of the APC.
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 1,656 votes and defeating his closest rival, Mohammed Jameel who received 465 votes. He picked Martins Babale as his running mate. Bindo Jibrilla was the APC candidate with Crowther Seth as his running mate. 29 candidates contested in the election.
Electoral system The Governor of Adamawa State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election PDP primary The PDP primary election was held on September 30, 2018. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri won the primary election polling 1,656 votes against 4 other candidates. His closest rival was Mohammed Jameel, who came second with 465 votes, Bala Ngilari scored 78 votes, Aliyu Umar scored 8 votes, while Garba Dankani had 1 vote.
APC primary The APC primary election was held on October 4, 2018. Bindo Jibrilla won the primary election polling 193,656 votes against 2 other candidates. His closest rival was Halilu Ahmed who came second with 15,738 votes, while Malam Nuhu Ribadu came third with 8,364 votes. Results A total number of 29 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,973,083, while 905,346 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 899,097, while number of valid votes was 871,307. Rejected votes were 27,790.
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 871,307 represents the 29 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Blue represents LGAs won by Bindo Jibrilla.
LGAAhmadu Umaru Fintiri PDPBindo Jibrilla APCTotal votes#%#%# Girei 6,938 15,171 Yola South 18,257 22,129 Song 25,151 17,845 Lamurde 20,138 10,182 Fufore 17,529 21,972 Hong 26,556 21,407 Shelleng 11,377 15,944 Ganye 17,993 19,151 Guyuk 19,022 12,504 Toungo 6,018 6,564 Michika 25,617 13,511 Madagali 17,660 9,365 Numan 21,922 11,642 Mubi North 17,567 31,805 Mayo Belwa 19,897 14,198 Yola North 24,383 20,979 Mubi South 10,420 19,825 Maiha 8,745 14,939 Jada 20,076 18,006 Demsa 22,037 10,342 Gombi 12,968 9,347 Totals376,552336,386871,307
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