2020 Edo State gubernatorial election

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2020 Edo State gubernatorial election
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Turnout24.31% Decrease2.svg6.33pp
  Obaseki (cropped).jpg Ize-Iyamu (cropped).jpg
Nominee Godwin Obaseki Osagie Ize-Iyamu
Party PDP APC
Running mate Philip Shaibu Audu Ganiyu
Popular vote307,955223,619
Percentage57.3%41.6%
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LGA results
Obaseki:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Ize-Iyamu:     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Godwin Obaseki
PDP

Elected Governor

Godwin Obaseki
PDP

The 2020 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred on September 19, 2020. Incumbent PDP Governor Godwin Obaseki won re-election for a second term, defeating APC Osagie Ize-Iyamu and several minor party candidates. Obaseki received 57.3% of the vote.

Contents

Godwin Obaseki emerged unopposed in the PDP gubernatorial primary after all the aspirants stepped down. [1] He picked Philip Shaibu as his running mate. [2]

Osagie Ize-Iyamu was the APC candidate with Audi Ganiyu as his running mate. [3] [4] Mabel Oboh was the ADC candidate. Iboi Lucky Emmanuel stood in for ADP in the polls, while Osifo Uhun-Ekpenma Isaiah represented LP. [5] Fourteen candidates contested in the election, 12 were male, while 2 were female. Two of the deputy governorship candidates were female. [6]

Electoral system

The Governor of Edo State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was held on June 25, 2020. Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent governor emerged unopposed after all the aspirants stepped down for him. [1] [7]

Candidates

APC primary

The APC primary election was held on June 22, 2020. Osagie Ize-Iyamu won the primary election polling 27,833 votes against 2 other candidates. His closest rival was Pius Odubu, a former deputy governor in the state who came a distant second with 3,776 votes, while Osaze Obazee, a former governor in the state came third with 2,000 votes. [4]

Candidates

Results

A total of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [6] PDP Governor Godwin Obaseki won re-election for a second term, defeating APC Osagie Ize-Iyamu and several minor party candidates. Obaseki received 57.3% of the votes, while Ize-Iyamu received 41.6%. [8]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,210,534 while 557,443 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 550,242, while number of valid votes was 537,407. Rejected votes were 12,835. [9] [10]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Godwin Obaseki People's Democratic Party 307,95557.30
Osagie Ize-Iyamu All Progressives Congress 223,61941.61
Ibio Lucky Emmanuel Action Democratic Party 2,3740.44
Mabel Oboh African Democratic Congress 1,3700.25
Stevie Nash Ozono National Rescue Movement 5730.11
Felix Izekor Obayangbon Social Democratic Party 3230.06
Osifo Uhun-Ekpenma Isaiah Labour Party 2670.05
Agol Ebun Tracy New Nigeria Peoples Party 2580.05
Lucky Osagie Idehen All Progressives Grand Alliance 1770.03
Jones Osagiobare Young Progressives Party 1320.02
Jones Osagiobare Zenith Labour Party 1170.02
Edemakhiota Godwin Osaimiamia Action Alliance 1070.02
Amos Osalumese Areloegbe Action Peoples Party 780.01
Igbineweka Osamuede Allied Peoples Movement 570.01
Total537,407100.00
Valid votes537,40797.67
Invalid/blank votes12,8352.33
Total votes550,242100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,272,05824.22
Source: INEC, INEC

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 537,407 represents the 14 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Obaseki. Blue represents LGAs won by Ize-Iyamu. [11] [12]

CountyGodwin Obaseki

PDP

Osagie Ize-Iyamu

APC

Total Votes
#%#%#
Igueben 7,87060.2%5,19939.8%13,069
Esan North-East 13,57967.4%6,55632.6%20,135
Esan Central 10,79461.6%6,71938.4%17,513
Ikpoba Okha 41,03069.3%18,21830.7%59,248
Uhunmwonde 10,02262.7%5,97237.3%15,994
Egor 27,62173%10,20227%37,823
Owan East 14,76243.3%19,29556.7%34,057
Owan West 11,48550.6%11,19349.4%22,678
Ovia North-East 16,98763.2%9,90736.8%26,894
Etsako West 17,95940.7%26,14059.3%44,099
Esan South-East 10,56353.3%9,23746.7%19,800
Oredo 43,49870.3%18,36529.7%61,863
Esan West 17,43470.8%7,18929.2%24,623
Akoko Edo 20,10146.7%22,96353.3%43,064
Etsako East 10,66838.6%17,01161.5%27,679
Etsako Central 7,47847.2%8,35952.8%15,837
Orhionmwon 13,44556.2%10,45843.6%23,903
Ovia South-West 12,65954.3%10,63645.7%23,295
Totals307,95557.3%223,61941.6%537,407

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