2015 Katsina State gubernatorial election

The 2015 Katsina State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Katsina State.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]} Held on 11 April 2015, the All Progressives Congress nominee Aminu Bello Masari won the election, defeating Musa Nashuni of the People's Democratic Party.^{[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]}

2015 Katsina State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Aminu Bello Masari Musa Nashuni Party APC PDP Popular vote 943,085 476,768

Governor before election Ibrahim Shema PDP Elected Governor Aminu Bello Masari APC

APC primary

APC candidate, Aminu Bello Masari clinched the party ticket. The APC primary election was held in 2014.^{[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]}

PDP primary

PDP candidate, Musa Nashuni clinched the party ticket.^{[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59]} The PDP primary election was held in 2014.^{[60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73]}

Results

A total of 7 candidates contested in the election. Aminu Bello Masari from the All Progressives Congress won the election, defeating Musa Nashuni from the People's Democratic Party.^{[74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83]}

2015 Katsina State gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	APC	Aminu Bello Masari	943,085
	PDP	Musa Nashuni	476,768
	APC hold