2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State

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2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State
  2019 25 February 20232027 

All 3 Sokoto State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party APC PDP
Last election21
Seats before30

2023 Sokoto Senate pre-election situation.png
     APC incumbent retiring
     APC incumbent running for re-election

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Sokoto State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide 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, all three incumbent senators were returned with Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC-East) winning re-election with 54% of the vote and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC-Central) winning re-election with 54% as well while Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (PDP-South) was returned after a court ruling later in 2019. The senatorial results were an example of the state's competitiveness as the APC won most House of Representatives seats and won a majority in the state House of Assembly but the PDP held the governorship even though Buhari won the state in the presidential election.

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Previous Election213
Before Election303
After ElectionTBDTBD3

Summary

DistrictIncumbentResults
IncumbentPartyStatusCandidates
Sokoto East Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir APCIncumbent retired
New member elected [1]

APC hold

Sokoto North Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko APCIncumbent re-elected
Sokoto South Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba APC [note 1] Incumbent lost re-election

New member electedPDP gain

Sokoto East

2023 Sokoto East Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Ibrahim Lamido Shu'aibu Gwanda Gobir
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir
APC

Elected Senator

TBD

The Sokoto East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Gada, Goronyo, Gwadabawa, Illela, Isa, Rabah, Sabon Birni, and Wurno. Incumbent Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC) was elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2019. Ibrahim Gobir opted to run for governor of Sokoto State instead of seeking re-election; he came second in the APC gubernatorial primary.

General election

Results

2023 Sokoto East Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APP Imamu Umar Sanusi
APC Ibrahim Lamido
APGA Bello Achida Bilyaminu
LP Ashiru Namadina
NRM Ibrahim Abubakar
New Nigeria Peoples Party Dahiru Abdullahi
PRP Bello Isah Holai
PDP Shu'aibu Gwanda Gobir
SDP Mohammed Ibrahim
ZLP Aminu Bello
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Sokoto North

2023 Sokoto North Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Manir Dan Iya
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
APC

Elected Senator

TBD

The Sokoto North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Binji, Gudu, Kware, Silame, Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Tangaza, and Wamako. Incumbent Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC), who was elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Sokoto North Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
APP Ahmed Muazu Sidi
ADC Faruku Muhammad
APC Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
APGA Modi Aliyu Abubakar
NRM Abubakar Manu Gumbi
New Nigeria Peoples Party Nayaba Shuaibu Mohammed
PRP Ibrahim Ghazali Abdullahi
PDP Manir Dan Iya
SDP Abdullahi Aminu
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Sokoto South

2023 Sokoto South Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba
APC

Elected Senator

TBD

The Sokoto South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bodinga, Dange Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo. In the 2019 election, Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal (APC) initially won and was sworn in as senator in June; however, his election was overturned in October and the victory awarded to Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (PDP). In April 2022, Abdullahi Danbaba defected to the APC and he is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Sokoto South Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ADC Faruku Mohammad
APC Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba
APGA Rabi'u Umar
LP Abubakar Umar
NRM Saidu Buda
New Nigeria Peoples Party Aliyu Abubakar Sanyinna
PDP Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
SDP Bala Labbo
ZLP Bashir Mohammad
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

See also

Notes

  1. This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

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