1999 Borno State gubernatorial election

1999 Borno State gubernatorial election

January 9, 1999

Nominee Mala Kachalla Baba Ahmad Jidda Party All People's Party (Nigeria) PDP Running mate Ali Abubakar Popular vote 388,058 348,800

Governor before election Maina Maaji Lawan SDP Elected Governor Mala Kachalla All People's Party (Nigeria)

The 1999 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Mala Kachalla won the election, defeating the PDP candidate, Baba Ahmad Jidda.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Mala Kachalla emerged APP candidate, while Baba Ahmad Jidda emerged the PDP candidate.^[6][7]

Electoral system

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

Primary election

APP primary

The APP primary election was won by Mala Kachalla.^[8][9]

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Baba Ahmad Jidda.^[10][11]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,690,943. Total number of votes cast was 765,241 while number of valid votes was 741,953. Rejected votes were 23,288.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mala Kachalla	All People's Party	388,058	52.66
	Baba Ahmad Jidda	People's Democratic Party	348,800	47.34
Total			736,858	100.00
Valid votes			736,858	96.94
Invalid/blank votes			23,288	3.06
Total votes			760,146	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,690,943	44.95
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

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