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Lagos State Governorship Election 2023

Official INEC results — Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (APC) declared winner with 762,134 votes.

● Declared
BA
🏆 Governor-Elect
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
APC — All Progressives Congress
762,134
Votes
67.0%
Vote Share
449,805
Win Margin

📊 Election Summary

Lagos State 2023 — Governorship
1,136,912
Total Votes Cast
3
Candidates
20
Total LGAs
18 Mar
Election Date

🗳 Full Results — All Candidates

Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Sanwo-Olu re-elected to second term with 65.95%. LP candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) came second 27.03%, in a historic LP challenge to APC dominance in Lagos. PDP Adediran came third 5.3%.
# Candidate Party Votes % Vote Share
1
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu 🏆 (Incumbent)
APC
All Progressives Congress
762,134 67.0%
2
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
LP
Labour Party
312,329 27.5%
3
Abdul-Azeez Adediran
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
62,449 5.5%
⏱ Next Lagos State Governorship Election — March 1, 2027
0
Years
5
Months
7
Days

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of the APC won the 2023 Lagos State governorship election with 762,134 votes, as declared by INEC on March 20, 2023.
In the 2023 Lagos State governorship election: Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (APC) — 762,134 votes; Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (LP) — 312,329 votes; Abdul-Azeez Adediran (PDP) — 62,449 votes. Total votes cast: 1,136,912.
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu scored 762,134 votes, beating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (LP) who got 312,329 votes. Winning margin: 449,805 votes.
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu won 0 of 20 LGAs in Lagos State.
The APC won the Lagos State 2023 governorship election.
1,136,912 total votes were cast.
Sanwo-Olu re-elected to second term with 65.95%. LP candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) came second 27.03%, in a historic LP challenge to APC dominance in Lagos. PDP Adediran came third 5.3%.
No active tribunal challenge recorded for Lagos State 2023.
The next Lagos State governorship election is expected on March 1, 2027 — in 157 days.