2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State

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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Taraba State. Emmanuel Bwacha representing Taraba South and Shuaibu Isa Lau representing Taraba North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf representing Taraba Central won on the platform of All Progressives Congress. [1] [2] [3]

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Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Before Election123
After Election123

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Taraba South Emmanuel Bwacha PDP Emmanuel Bwacha PDP
Taraba North Shuaibu Isa Lau PDP Shuaibu Isa Lau PDP
Taraba Central Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf APC Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf APC

Results

Taraba South

A total of 16 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Emmanuel Bwacha won the election, defeating APC Bauka Ishaya Gamgum and 14 other party candidates. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Emmanuel Bwacha 96,352
APC Bauka Ishaya Gamgum51,921
Others77,777
Total votes226,050
PDP hold

Taraba North

A total of 19 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Shuaibu Isa Lau won the election, defeating APC Yusuf Ahmed Adamu and 17 other party candidate. [10] [11] [12]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Shuaibu Isa Lau 113,580
APC Yusuf Ahmed Adamu111,412
Others37,509
Total votes262,501
PDP hold

Taraba Central

A total of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] APC candidate Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf won the election, defeating PDP Dahiru Bako Gassol and 9 other party candidate. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf 98,860
PDP Dahiru Bako Gassol 95,074
Others26,078
Total votes220,012
APC hold

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