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Ekiti State Governorship Election 2026

Official INEC results — Abiodun Oyebanji (APC) declared winner with 319,224 votes.

● Declared
AB
🏆 Governor-Elect
Abiodun Oyebanji
APC — All Progressives Congress
319,224
Votes
85.7%
Vote Share
16/16
LGAs Won
278,681
Win Margin

📊 Election Summary

Ekiti State 2026 — Governorship
372,639
Total Votes Cast
988,251
Registered Voters
35.7%
Voter Turnout
3
Candidates
16
Total LGAs
20 Jun
Election Date

🗳 Full Results — All Candidates

Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: APC hold. Oyebanji won 84.95%, defeating PDP candidate Oluwole Oluyede (10.79%) and ADC Oluwadare Bejide (3.43%). Turnout: 35.7%.
# Candidate Party Votes % Vote Share
1
Abiodun Oyebanji 🏆
APC
All Progressives Congress
319,224 85.7%
2
Oluwole Oluyede
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
40,543 10.9%
3
Oluwadare Bejide
ADC
African Democratic Congress
12,872 3.5%
📋 Returning Officer: Adenike Oladiji  ·  Declared: June 21, 2026  ·  Source ↗

🗺 LGA-by-LGA Breakdown

16 Local Government Areas

Ekiti State has 16 LGAs. Abiodun Oyebanji (APC) won 16 LGAs.

Ado Ekiti APC
Aiyekire APC
Efun APC
Ekiti East APC
Ekiti South West APC
Ekiti West APC
Emure APC
Ido / Osi APC
Ijero APC
Ikere APC
Ikole APC
Ilejemeje APC
Irepodun / Ifelodun APC
Ise Orun APC
Moba APC
Oye APC
⏱ Next Ekiti State Governorship Election — June 20, 2030
3
Years
10
Months
29
Days

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

10 questions
Abiodun Oyebanji of the APC won the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election with 319,224 votes, as declared by INEC on June 21, 2026.
In the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election: Abiodun Oyebanji (APC) — 319,224 votes; Oluwole Oluyede (PDP) — 40,543 votes; Oluwadare Bejide (ADC) — 12,872 votes. Total votes cast: 372,639.
Abiodun Oyebanji of APC scored 319,224 votes in the 2026 Ekiti governorship election, beating Oluwole Oluyede of PDP who got 40,543 votes. The margin of victory was 278,681 votes.
Abiodun Oyebanji won 16 out of 16 Local Government Areas in Ekiti State, while Oluwole Oluyede won -1 LGAs. Ekiti State has 16 LGAs in total.
The APC won the Ekiti State 2026 governorship election. Abiodun Oyebanji of the APC was declared governor-elect by INEC.
372,639 total votes were cast in the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. 988,251 voters were registered, giving a turnout of approximately 35.72%.
The Ekiti State 2026 governorship election result was declared by Adenike Oladiji, the INEC Returning Officer for Ekiti State.
APC hold. Oyebanji won 84.95%, defeating PDP candidate Oluwole Oluyede (10.79%) and ADC Oluwadare Bejide (3.43%). Turnout: 35.7%.
The next Ekiti State governorship election is expected on June 20, 2030 — in 1409 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Ekiti State 2026 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.