1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election

1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election

January 9, 1999

Nominee Abubakar Habu Hashidu Party All People's Party (Nigeria) PDP Running mate Joshua M. Lidani Popular vote 349,284 267,043

Elected Governor Abubakar Habu Hashidu All People's Party (Nigeria)

The 1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Abubakar Habu Hashidu won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Abubakar Habu Hashidu emerged APP candidate.^[6][7]

Electoral system

The Governor of Gombe State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

APP primary

The APP primary election was won by Abubakar Habu Hashidu.^[8][9]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,113,734. Total number of votes cast was 644,696, while number of valid votes was 622,379. Rejected votes were 22,317.^[10][11][12]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Abubakar Habu Hashidu	All People's Party	349,284	56.67
	People's Democratic Party	267,043	43.33
Total			616,327	100.00
Valid votes			616,327	96.51
Invalid/blank votes			22,317	3.49
Total votes			638,644	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,113,734	57.34
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

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