2023 Senate elections in Plateau
2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State
Majority party
Minority party
Party
APC
PDP
Last election
2
1
Seats before
2
1
APC incumbent retiring or withdrew from primary PDP incumbent lost renomination
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Plateau State , one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election , as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives ; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were reelected as all three retired from the Senate. In the Central district , Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka held the seat for the APC with 48% of the vote while Ignatius Datong Longjan gained the South district for the APC with 51%. In the North district , Istifanus Gyang held the seat for the PDP with 58% of the vote. The senatorial results were an example of slight APC gains in the state as the party also claimed a House of Representatives seat . Additionally, the APC won a majority in the House of Assembly and incumbent Governor Simon Lalong won re-election in the gubernatorial election . However, Abubakar narrowly won the state in the presidential election .
Affiliation
Party
Total
APC
PDP
Previous Election
2
1
3
Before Election
2
1
3
After Election
TBD
TBD
3
2023 Plateau Central Senatorial District election
The Plateau Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bokkos , Mangu , Pankshin , Kanke , and Kanam . Incumbent Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka (APC ), who was elected with 48.4% of the vote in 2019 , is seeking re-election. In March 2022, Dimka announced that he would run for governor of Plateau State instead of seeking re-election;[ 10] APC gubernatorial primary .
2023 Plateau North Senatorial District election
The Plateau North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Barkin Ladi , Bassa , Jos East , Jos North , Jos South , and Riyom . Incumbent Istifanus Gyang (PDP ), who was elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2019 , sought re-election but lost renomination.
2023 Plateau South Senatorial District election
The Plateau South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Langtang North , Langtang South , Mikang , Qua'an Pan , Shendam , and Wase . In 2019 , Ignatius Datong Longjan (APC ) was elected to the seat with 51.2% of the vote but he died in February 2020.[ 11] Nora Daduut (APC ) was elected with 53.4% of the vote; she initially opted to seek re-election before withdrawing from the APC primary.[ 12]
Reporting on the campaign noted that Lalong spent a significant part of the campaign season traveling nationwide with for Tinubu presidential campaign; thus he had not spent much of the campaign period in the district.[ 13]
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