2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State

The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Bulus Kilawangs Amos representing Gombe South, Mohammed Danjuma Goje representing Gombe Central and Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali representing Gombe North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.

Overview

Affiliation	Party		Total
	PDP	APC
Before Election	1	2	3
After Election	0	3	3

Summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
Gombe South	Joshua Lidani		APC	Amos Bulus Kilawangs		APC
Gombe Central	Mohammed Danjuma Goje		APC	Mohammed Danjuma Goje		APC
Gombe North	Bayero Usman Nafada		APC	Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali		APC

Results

Gombe South

A total of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Bulus Kilawangs Amos won the election, defeating PDP candidate, Binta Bello and 9 other party candidates. Amos scored 80,549 votes, while PDP candidate Bello scored 63,312 votes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	APC	Bulus Kilawangs Amos	80,549
	PDP	Binta Bello	63,312
	Others
Total votes			152,278	100%
	APC hold

Gombe Central

A total of 13 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Mohammed Danjuma Goje won the election, defeating PDP candidate Abubakar Nono and 11 other party candidates. Goje pulled 110,116 votes, while PDP candidate Nono scored 39,760.^[6][7]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	APC	Mohammed Danjuma Goje	110,116
	PDP	Abubakar Nono	39,760
	Others
Total votes			160,131	100%
	APC hold

Bauchi North

A total of 18 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali won the election, defeating PDP candidate and former Gombe Governor, Ibrahim Dakwambo and 16 other party candidates. Alkali pulled 152,546 votes while his closest rival Dakwambo pulled 88,016 votes.^[8]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	APC	Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali	152,546
	PDP	Ibrahim Dakwambo	88,016
	Others
Total votes			246,131	100%
	APC hold

References

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6. "INEC Election Result 2019: APC wins all NASS seats in Gombe State". Punch Newspapers. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
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