2011 Gombe State gubernatorial election

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2011 Gombe State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Abubakar Aliyu
Party PDP CPC
Popular vote596,48191,781
Governor before election

Mohammed Danjuma Goje
PDP

Elected Governor

Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
PDP

The 2011 Gombe State gubernatorial election was the fourth gubernatorial election of Gombe State, Nigeria. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo won the election, defeating Abubakar Aliyu of the Congress for Progressive Change. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Results

A total of 6 candidates contested in the election. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Abubakar Aliyu from the Congress for Progressive Change. Valid votes was 780,393, votes cast was 801,747, 21,354 votes was cancelled. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

2011 Gombe State gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PDP Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo 596,481
CPC Abubakar Aliyu91,781
PDP hold

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