2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State

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2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State
  2019 25 February 20232027 

All 3 Ondo State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party PDP APC
Last election21
Seats before21
Seats won03
Seat change–2+2

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     APC incumbent retiring
     PDP incumbent lost renomination

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Ondo State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

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Background

In the previous Senate elections, only one of the three incumbent senators were returned as Robert Ajayi Boroffice (APC-Central) was re-elected while Tayo Alasoadura (APC-North) and Yele Omogunwa (APC-South) were defeated. Patrick Ayo Akinyelure defeated Alasoadura with 33% of the vote while PDP challenger Nicholas Tofowomo unseated Omogunwa with 43%; in the central seat, Boroffice was re-elected with 30%. These results were a part of the continuation of the state's continued competitiveness as four parties won at least one House of Representatives seat, the APC won a majority in the state House of Assembly, and Buhari narrowly won the state in the presidential election. In 2020, incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu held the governorship.

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
PDP APC
Previous Election213
Before Election213
After Election033

Summary

DistrictIncumbentResults
IncumbentPartyStatusCandidates
Ondo Central Patrick Ayo Akinyelure PDPIncumbent lost renomination
New member elected
Ondo North Robert Ajayi Boroffice APCIncumbent retired [5] [6]
New member elected
Ondo South Nicholas Tofowomo PDPIncumbent lost renomination [8]
New member elected

Ondo Central

2023 Ondo Central Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Adeniyi Adegbonmire Ifedayo Adedipe
Party APC PDP
Popular vote103,87174,702
Percentage58.17%41.83%

Senator before election

Patrick Ayo Akinyelure
PDP

Elected Senator

Adeniyi Adegbonmire
APC

The Ondo Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Akure North, Akure South, Idanre, Ifedore, Ondo East, and Ondo West. Incumbent Patrick Ayo Akinyelure (PDP), who was elected with 33.1% of the vote in 2019, sought re-election but lost renomination.

General election

Results

2023 Ondo Central Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APP Afolabi Obasuyi
ADC Olatunde Olutoye Ojo
APC Adeniyi Adegbonmire
NRM Ayobami Hannah Jenyo
NNPP Markins Oluwaseun Majasan
PDP Ifedayo Adedipe
SDP Akinyinka Akinnola
ZLP Dada Fagboro
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Ondo North

2023 Ondo North Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Jide Ipinsagba Adetokunbo Modupe
Party APC PDP
Popular vote115,93348,842
Percentage70.36%29.64%

Senator before election

Robert Ajayi Boroffice
APC

Elected Senator

Jide Ipinsagba
APC

The Ondo North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Akoko North-East, Akoko North-West, Akoko South-East, Akoko South-West, Ose, and Owo. Incumbent Robert Ajayi Boroffice (APC) was elected with 30.3% of the vote in 2019. In April 2022, Boroffice announced that he would run for president instead of seeking re-election; [11] however, Amosun withdrew on the date of the APC primary in favour of eventual nominee Bola Tinubu. [12]

General election

Results

2023 Ondo North Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
AA Oluwatosin Taiwo Ariyo
ADC Rasheed Ibraheem Olaide
APC Jide Ipinsagba
LP Ayodele Olorunfemi
NRM Peter Tunde Omotoso
NNPP Olusegun Kikiedaoluwa Phillips-Alonge
PDP Adetokunbo Modupe
SDP Tope Esther Ajulo
ZLP Ayodeji Kolade
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Ondo South

2023 Ondo South Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Jimoh Ibrahim Agboola Ajayi
Party APC PDP
Popular vote110,66565,784
Percentage62.72%37.28%

Senator before election

Nicholas Tofowomo
PDP

Elected Senator

Jimoh Ibrahim
APC

The Ondo South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ese Odo, Ilaje, Ile Oluji/Okeigbo, Irele, Odigbo, and Okitipupa. Incumbent Nicholas Tofowomo (PDP), who was elected with 43.0% of the vote in 2019, sought re-election but lost renomination.

General election

Results

2023 Ondo South Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
AA Michael Richard Akintan
ADC Lanre Lawrence
APC Jimoh Ibrahim
NRM Blessing Kpiki Ebitibi
NNPP Segun Ehinminsan
PDP Agboola Ajayi
SDP Funmilola Okikilola Adetarami
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

See also

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