Kaduna State Governorship Election
2023
Official INEC results — Uba Sani (APC) declared winner with 730,002 votes.
UB
🏆 Governor-Elect
Uba Sani
APC — All Progressives Congress
730,002
Votes
48.4%
Vote Share
10,806
Win Margin
📊 Election Summary
Kaduna State 2023 — Governorship1,507,481
Total Votes Cast
3
Candidates
23
Total LGAs
18 Mar
Election Date
🗳 Full Results — All Candidates
Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Closest result of 2023 main-cycle: Uba Sani (APC) 47.20% vs Isah Ashiru (PDP) 46.49% — margin of just 10,806 votes. APC hold. Incumbent Nasir el-Rufai was term-limited. LP Jonathan Asake third with 3.77%.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uba Sani 🏆
|
APC
All Progressives Congress
|
730,002 | 48.4% | |
| 2 |
Isah Ashiru
|
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
|
719,196 | 47.7% | |
| 3 |
Jonathan Asake
|
LP
Labour Party
|
58,283 | 3.9% |
⏱ Next Kaduna State Governorship Election
— March 1, 2027
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Years6
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9 questionsUba Sani of the APC won the 2023 Kaduna State governorship election with 730,002 votes, as declared by INEC on March 21, 2023.
In the 2023 Kaduna State governorship election: Uba Sani (APC) — 730,002 votes; Isah Ashiru (PDP) — 719,196 votes; Jonathan Asake (LP) — 58,283 votes. Total votes cast: 1,507,481.
Uba Sani of APC scored 730,002 votes in the 2023 Kaduna governorship election, beating Isah Ashiru of PDP who got 719,196 votes. The margin of victory was 10,806 votes.
Uba Sani won 0 out of 23 Local Government Areas in Kaduna State, while Isah Ashiru won 22 LGAs. Kaduna State has 23 LGAs in total.
The APC won the Kaduna State 2023 governorship election. Uba Sani of the APC was declared governor-elect by INEC.
1,507,481 total votes were cast in the 2023 Kaduna State governorship election.
Closest result of 2023 main-cycle: Uba Sani (APC) 47.20% vs Isah Ashiru (PDP) 46.49% — margin of just 10,806 votes. APC hold. Incumbent Nasir el-Rufai was term-limited. LP Jonathan Asake third with 3.77%.
The next Kaduna State governorship election is expected on March 1, 2027 — in 202 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Kaduna State 2023 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.