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2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Simon Lalong Jeremiah Useni
Party APC PDP
Running mate Sonni Gwanle Tyoden Ben Shignugul
Popular vote 595,582 546,813
Governor before election

Simon Lalong
APC

Elected Governor

Simon Lalong
APC

The 2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Simon Lalong won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Jerry Useni and several minor party candidates.[1][2][3][4][5]

Simon Lalong emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after he was returned as the sole candidate.[6][7][8][9][10] He picked Sonni Gwanle Tyoden as his running mate. Jeremiah Useni was the PDP candidate with Ben Shignugul as his running mate.[11][12][13][14][15][16] 24 candidates contested in the election.[17]

Electoral system

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The Governor of Plateau is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

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APC primary

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The APC primary election was held on September 30, 2018.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] Simon Lalong won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate.[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69] He picked Sonni Gwanle Tyoden as his running mate.[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105]

PDP primary

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The PDP primary election was held on September 30, 2018.[106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113][114] Jerry Useni won the primary election polling 1,018 votes against 12 other candidates. His closest rival was Johnbull Shekarau, who came second with 340 votes.[115][14][116][117][118] He picked Ben Shignugul as his running mate.[119][120][121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130][131][132]

Results

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A total number of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[17]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,480,455, while 1,157,025 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 1,176,142, while number of valid votes was 1,159,954. Rejected votes were 16,188.[133][134][135][136][137][138][139][140]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Simon LalongAll Progressives Congress595,58251.35
Jerry UseniPeople's Democratic Party546,81347.14
Other candidates17,5591.51
Total1,159,954100.00
Valid votes1,159,95498.62
Invalid/blank votes16,1881.38
Total votes1,176,142100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,480,45547.42
Source: Daily Trust, This Day

By local government area

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Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 1,159,954 represents the 24 political parties that participated in the election. Blue represents LGAs won by Simon Lalong. Green represents LGAs won by Jeremiah Useni.[138][141][142][143]

LGA Simon Lalong

APC

Jeremiah Useni

PDP

Total Votes
# % # % #
Jos East 18,602 7,994
Kanke 23,360 22,831
Langtang North 18,979 40,519
Barkin Ladi 17,080 44,529
Bokkos 27,561 26,700
Bassa 30,441 33,192
Langtang South 14,470 18,868
Pankshin 36,215 24,939
Mikang 15,150 11,703
Kanam 55,338 22,432
Jos South 33,475 91,846
Jos North 109,161 14,290
Wase 37,593 27,485
Mangu 51,895 43,555
Riyom 12,720 24,017
Qua'an Pan 31,962 20,939
Shendam 61,798 17,115
Totals 595,582 546,813 1,159,954

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