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Gombe State Governorship Election 2023

Official INEC results — Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (APC) declared winner with 342,821 votes.

● Declared
MU
🏆 Governor-Elect
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
APC — All Progressives Congress
342,821
Votes
57.5%
Vote Share
109,690
Win Margin

📊 Election Summary

Gombe State 2023 — Governorship
595,813
Total Votes Cast
3
Candidates
11
Total LGAs
18 Mar
Election Date

🗳 Full Results — All Candidates

Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Inuwa Yahaya re-elected to second term. Won 56.63% over PDP Mohammed Jibrin Barde (38.51%). APC hold.
# Candidate Party Votes % Vote Share
1
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya 🏆 (Incumbent)
APC
All Progressives Congress
342,821 57.5%
2
Mohammed Jibrin Barde
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
233,131 39.1%
3
Ahmed Mailantarki
NNPP
New Nigeria Peoples Party
19,861 3.3%
⏱ Next Gombe State Governorship Election — March 1, 2027
0
Years
6
Months
22
Days

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

9 questions
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of the APC won the 2023 Gombe State governorship election with 342,821 votes, as declared by INEC on March 21, 2023.
In the 2023 Gombe State governorship election: Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (APC) — 342,821 votes; Mohammed Jibrin Barde (PDP) — 233,131 votes; Ahmed Mailantarki (NNPP) — 19,861 votes. Total votes cast: 595,813.
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of APC scored 342,821 votes in the 2023 Gombe governorship election, beating Mohammed Jibrin Barde of PDP who got 233,131 votes. The margin of victory was 109,690 votes.
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya won 0 out of 11 Local Government Areas in Gombe State, while Mohammed Jibrin Barde won 10 LGAs. Gombe State has 11 LGAs in total.
The APC won the Gombe State 2023 governorship election. Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of the APC was declared governor-elect by INEC.
595,813 total votes were cast in the 2023 Gombe State governorship election.
Inuwa Yahaya re-elected to second term. Won 56.63% over PDP Mohammed Jibrin Barde (38.51%). APC hold.
The next Gombe State governorship election is expected on March 1, 2027 — in 202 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Gombe State 2023 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.