2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Imo State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Imo State. Rochas Okorocha representing Imo West and Frank Ibezim representing Imo North won on the platform of All Progressives Congress, while Onyewuchi Francis Ezenwa representing Imo East won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | APC | ||
| Before Election | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| After Election | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imo West | Hope Uzodinma | APC | Rochas Okorocha | APC | ||
| Imo East | Samuel Anyanwu | PDP | Onyewuchi Francis Ezenwa | PDP | ||
| Imo North | Benjamin Uwajumogu | APC | Benjamin Uwajumogu | APC | ||
Results
[edit]Imo South
[edit]A total of 37 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Rochas Okorocha won the election, defeating APC candidate Victor Onyerari and 35 other party candidates. Okorocha scored 92,622 votes, while PDP candidate, Onyerari scored 63,117 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Rochas Okorocha | 92,622 | 47.60 | |
| PDP | Victor Onyerari | 63,117 | 32.44 | |
| APGA | Osita Izunaso | 30,923 | 15.89 | |
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 194,572 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
Imo East
[edit]A total of 37 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Onyewuchi Francis Ezenwa won the election, defeating APC candidate Emmanuel Umunakwe and 35 other party candidates. Ezenwa pulled 146,647 votes, while APC candidate Umunakwe scored 33,729.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Onyewuchi Francis Ezenwa | 188,526 | 68.81 | |
| APC | Emmanuel Umunakwe | 33,729 | 15.83 | |
| APGA | Mike Nwachukwu | 18,854 | 8.85 | |
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 213,113 | 100% | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
Imo North
[edit]APC candidate Benjamin Uwajumogu won the election, defeating PDP candidate Hon. Patrick Ndubueze.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Benjamin Uwajumogu | |||
| PDP | Patrick Ndubueze | |||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
| APC hold | ||||
2020 Bye election
[edit]A bye election was held on 5 December 2020 in the Imo North Senatorial District due to a vacancy following the demise of Benjamin Uwajumogu. Frank Ibezim of APC contested against Emmanuel Okewulonu of PDP and 12 other part candidates.[4][5][6] They totalled 36,811 and 31,903 votes respectively.[7][8] Ibezim was declared the winner by INEC.[9][10][11]
References
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- ^ "Imo To Get Senate Presidency As ranking Uwajumogu wins Okigwe Senate race". puoreports.ng. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "14 candidates for Imo North Senatorial bye-election". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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- ^ Admin, The Octopus News. "INEC Releases Names Of Senatorial Aspirants For Imo North Bye-election". Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Suspense in Imo North as intrigues mar bye-election". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "INEC and Imo north senatorial bye-election fallout". TheCable. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Supreme Court Affirms Ibezim As Senator-Elect, Imo North Senatorial Bye-Election". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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