2023 Senate elections in Yobe
2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State
Majority party
Party
APC
Last election
3
Seats before
3
APC incumbent retiring or lost renomination APC incumbent running for re-election
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3
federal Senators from
Yobe 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.
Background
In the previous Senate elections, only one of the three incumbent senators was returned with
Bukar Ibrahim (APC-East) retiring while Mohammed Hassan (PDP-South) was unseated in the general election. In the South district election,
Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC) defeated Hassan with 56% of the vote while
Ibrahim Gaidam held the East district for the APC with 88%. In the East district,
Ahmad Lawan (APC) won re-election with just 72% of the vote. The senatorial results were a continuation of APC control in the state as the party also gained won all
House of Representatives seats ,
won a majority in the House of Assembly, and won the
gubernatorial election along with Buhari winning the state in the
presidential election .
Overview
Affiliation
Party
Total
APC
Previous Election
3
3
Before Election
3
3
After Election
TBD
3
Summary
Yobe East
2023 Yobe East Senatorial District election
The
Yobe East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of
Bursari ,
Geidam ,
Gujba ,
Gulani ,
Tarmuwa , and
Yunusari . Incumbent
Ibrahim Gaidam (
APC ), who was elected with 88.2% of the vote in
2019 , is seeking re-election.
General election
Results
Yobe North
2023 Yobe North Senatorial District election
The
Yobe North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of
Bade ,
Jakusko ,
Karasuwa ,
Machina ,
Nguru , and
Yusufari . Incumbent
Ahmad Lawan (
APC ), who was elected with 72.5% of the vote in
2019 , is seeking re-election.
General election
Results
Yobe South
2023 Yobe South Senatorial District election
The
Yobe South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of
Damaturu ,
Fika ,
Fune ,
Nangere , and
Potiskum . Incumbent
Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (
APC ), who was elected with 56.5% of the vote in
2019 , is seeking re-election.
General election
Results
Notes
See also
References
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