2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State

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The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Nasarawa State. Suleiman Adokwe representing Nasarawa South and Abubakar Sodangi representing Nasarawa West won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Patricia Akwashiki representing Nasarawa North won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
PDP ANPP
Before Election3
After Election213

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Nasarawa South Suleiman Adokwe PDP
Nasarawa West Abubakar Sodangi PDP
Nasarawa North Patricia Akwashiki ANPP

Results

Nasarawa South

The election was won by Suleiman Adokwe of the Peoples Democratic Party. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Suleiman Adokwe
Total votes
PDP hold

Nasarawa West

The election was won by Abubakar Sodangi of the Peoples Democratic Party. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Abubakar Sodangi
Total votes
PDP hold

Nasarawa North

The election was won by Patricia Akwashiki of the All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Patricia Akwashiki. [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State
PartyCandidateVotes%
ANPP Patricia Akwashiki
Total votes
ANPP hold

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