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Benue State Governorship Election 2023

Official INEC results — Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia (APC) declared winner with 473,933 votes.

● Declared
RE
🏆 Governor-Elect
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia
APC — All Progressives Congress
473,933
Votes
64.1%
Vote Share
250,020
Win Margin

📊 Election Summary

Benue State 2023 — Governorship
739,727
Total Votes Cast
3
Candidates
23
Total LGAs
18 Mar
Election Date

🗳 Full Results — All Candidates

Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: APC gain from PDP. Hyacinth Alia (Catholic priest) won 62.61%. PDP incumbent Samuel Ortom was term-limited. Titus Uba (PDP) came second with 29.58%.
# Candidate Party Votes % Vote Share
1
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia 🏆
APC
All Progressives Congress
473,933 64.1%
2
Titus Uba
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
223,913 30.3%
3
Herman Hembe
LP
Labour Party
41,881 5.7%
⏱ Next Benue State Governorship Election — March 1, 2027
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Years
6
Months
21
Days

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

9 questions
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia of the APC won the 2023 Benue State governorship election with 473,933 votes, as declared by INEC on March 21, 2023.
In the 2023 Benue State governorship election: Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia (APC) — 473,933 votes; Titus Uba (PDP) — 223,913 votes; Herman Hembe (LP) — 41,881 votes. Total votes cast: 739,727.
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia of APC scored 473,933 votes in the 2023 Benue governorship election, beating Titus Uba of PDP who got 223,913 votes. The margin of victory was 250,020 votes.
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia won 0 out of 23 Local Government Areas in Benue State, while Titus Uba won 22 LGAs. Benue State has 23 LGAs in total.
The APC won the Benue State 2023 governorship election. Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia of the APC was declared governor-elect by INEC.
739,727 total votes were cast in the 2023 Benue State governorship election.
APC gain from PDP. Hyacinth Alia (Catholic priest) won 62.61%. PDP incumbent Samuel Ortom was term-limited. Titus Uba (PDP) came second with 29.58%.
The next Benue State governorship election is expected on March 1, 2027 — in 201 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Benue State 2023 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.