2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State

The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ondo State. Akinyelure Patrick Ayo representing Ondo Central, and Nicholas Tofowomo representing Ondo South both won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), while Robert Ajayi Boroffice representing Ondo North won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.^[1][2][3][4]

Overview

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

Summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
Ondo Central	Tayo Alasoadura		APC	Akinyelure Patrick Ayo		PDP
Ondo South	Yele Omogunwa		PDP	Nicholas Tofowomo		PDP
Ondo North	Robert Ajayi Boroffice		APC	Robert Ajayi Boroffice		APC

Results

Ondo Central

A total of 16 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Akinyelure Patrick Ayo won the election, defeating APC candidate Tayo Alasoadura and 14 other party candidates. Akinyelure received 33.11% of the votes, while Alasoadura received 28.59%.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP	Akinyelure Patrick Ayo	66,978	33.11%
	APC	Tayo Alasoadura	57,828	28.59%
	Others		77,480	38.30%
Total votes			202,286	100%
	PDP hold

Ondo South

A total of 15 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Nicholas Tofowomo won the election, defeating APC candidate Yele Omogunwa and 13 other party candidates. Tofowomo received 42.98% of the votes, while Yele Omogunwa received 21.19%.^[10][11][12]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP	Nicholas Tofowomo	81,892	42.98%
	APC	Yele Omogunwa	55,610	21.19%
	Others		53,032	27.83%
Total votes			190,534	100%
	PDP hold

Ondo North

A total of 10 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Robert Ajayi Boroffice won the election, defeating Olusegun Philips-Alonge and 8 other party candidates. Boroffice received 30.30% of the votes, while Philips-Alonge received 18.76%.^{[13][14][15][16]}

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	APC	Robert Ajayi Boroffice	53,199	30.30%
	PDP	Olusegun Philips-Alonge	33,048	18.76%
	Others		89,933	51.05%
Total votes			176,180	100%
	APC hold

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