2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State

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2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State
  2019 25 February 20232027 

All 3 Zamfara State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party APC PDP
Last election03
Seats before20

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

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Zamfara 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, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as Kabir Garba Marafa (APC-Central) and Ahmad Sani Yerima (APC-North) retired while Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (APC-West) was disqualified alongside all other Zamfara APC nominees. With the disqualification, PDP runners-up—Hassan Muhammed Gusau (Central), Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (North), and Lawali Hassan Anka (West)—were declared victors by court ruling. The ruling also overturned APC victories in the gubernatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly elections before awarding those offices to the PDP runners-up. [1]

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
PDP APC Vacant
Previous Election3003
Before Election021 [note 1] 3
After ElectionTBDTBDTBD3

Summary

DistrictIncumbentResults
IncumbentPartyStatusCandidates
Zamfara CentralVacant New member electedPDP gain
Zamfara North Sahabi Alhaji Yaú APC [note 2] Incumbent re-elected
Zamfara West Lawali Hassan Anka APC [note 3] Incumbent retired
New member elected
APC hold

Zamfara Central

2023 Zamfara Central Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Kabir Garba Marafa Ikira Aliyu Bilbis
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Vacant

Elected Senator

TBD

The Zamfara Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bungudu, Gusau, Maru, and Tsafe. The seat is vacant as Senator Hassan Muhammed Gusau (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, resigned from the Senate on 23 February 2022 to become Deputy Governor of Zamfara State.

General election

Results

2023 Zamfara Central Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
AA Bello Atiku Gusau
ADP Samira Abdullahi
APP Buhari Isah
ADC Nuhu Garba Tunau
APC Kabir Garba Marafa
APGA Jamilu Abdulkadir
LP Sani Yusuf
NRM Nura Muhammad Abbas
New Nigeria Peoples Party Umar Yuguda Gusau
PDP Ikira Aliyu Bilbis
SDP Madawaki Isah Ibrahim
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Zamfara North

2023 Zamfara North Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Sahabi Alhaji Yaú Bala Mande
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Sahabi Alhaji Yaú
APC

Elected Senator

TBD

The Zamfara North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw, Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, Talata Mafara, and Zurmi. Incumbent Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Zamfara North Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
AA Ibrahim Idris
ADP Abdulmajid Shehu
APP Shamsu Abubakar
ADC Kabiru Usman
APC Sahabi Alhaji Yaú
APGA Aminu Abdullahi
LP Yakubu Adamu
NRM Muhammad Mansur Alinakura
New Nigeria Peoples Party Son-Allah Abubakar Ibrahim
PDP Bala Mande
SDP Usman Abdullahi
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Zamfara West

2023 Zamfara West Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari Muhammed Bello Sarkin-Fagon
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Lawali Hassan Anka
APC

Elected Senator

TBD

The Zamfara West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Anka, Bakura, Bukkuyum, Gummi, and Maradun. Incumbent Lawali Hassan Anka (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is opted not to seek re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Zamfara West Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
A [[]]
AA Bello Muhammed
ADP Suleiman Lawwali
ADC Ibrahim Musa Anka
APC Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari 147,346
APGA Nazibu Saleh
LP Yahaya Aliyu
New Nigeria Peoples Party Abdulmalik Adamu 363
PDP Muhammed Bello Sarkin-Fagon 5,583
SDP Umar Muhammad Gummi
YPP Ibrahim Aliyu
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

See also


Notes

  1. The seat of Zamfara Central is vacant due to the February 2022 resignation of Senator Hassan Muhammed Gusau.
  2. This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.
  3. This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

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