2011 Taraba State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Taraba State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Taraba State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Danbaba Suntai won the election, defeating Ahmed Yusuf of the Congress for Progressive Change.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

2011 Taraba State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Danbaba Suntai Ahmed Yusuf Party PDP CPC Popular vote 361,176 176,342

Governor before election Danbaba Suntai PDP Elected Governor Danbaba Suntai PDP

Results

A total of 11 candidates contested in the election. Danbaba Suntai from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Ahmed Yusuf from the Congress for Progressive Change. Valid votes was 716,769.^[6][7][8][9]

2011 Taraba State gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PDP	Danbaba Suntai	361,176
	CPC	Ahmed Yusuf	176,342
	PDP hold