Zamfara State Governorship Election
2023
Official INEC results — Dauda Lawal (PDP) declared winner with 377,726 votes.
DA
🏆 Governor-Elect
Dauda Lawal
PDP — Peoples Democratic Party
377,726
Votes
54.8%
Vote Share
65,750
Win Margin
📊 Election Summary
Zamfara State 2023 — Governorship689,702
Total Votes Cast
2
Candidates
14
Total LGAs
18 Mar
Election Date
🗳 Full Results — All Candidates
Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Major upset: PDP gain from APC. Dauda Lawal (PDP) defeated APC incumbent Bello Matawalle who had defected from PDP to APC in 2021. Matawalle is the only sitting governor to lose re-election in the entire 2023 cycle.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dauda Lawal 🏆
|
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
|
377,726 | 54.8% | |
| 2 |
Bello Matawalle (Incumbent)
|
APC
All Progressives Congress
|
311,976 | 45.2% |
⏱ Next Zamfara State Governorship Election
— March 1, 2027
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Years6
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9 questionsDauda Lawal of the PDP won the 2023 Zamfara State governorship election with 377,726 votes, as declared by INEC on March 21, 2023.
In the 2023 Zamfara State governorship election: Dauda Lawal (PDP) — 377,726 votes; Bello Matawalle (APC) — 311,976 votes. Total votes cast: 689,702.
Dauda Lawal of PDP scored 377,726 votes in the 2023 Zamfara governorship election, beating Bello Matawalle of APC who got 311,976 votes. The margin of victory was 65,750 votes.
Dauda Lawal won 0 out of 14 Local Government Areas in Zamfara State, while Bello Matawalle won 13 LGAs. Zamfara State has 14 LGAs in total.
The PDP won the Zamfara State 2023 governorship election. Dauda Lawal of the PDP was declared governor-elect by INEC.
689,702 total votes were cast in the 2023 Zamfara State governorship election.
Major upset: PDP gain from APC. Dauda Lawal (PDP) defeated APC incumbent Bello Matawalle who had defected from PDP to APC in 2021. Matawalle is the only sitting governor to lose re-election in the entire 2023 cycle.
The next Zamfara State governorship election is expected on March 1, 2027 — in 202 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Zamfara State 2023 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.