2018 Osun State gubernatorial election

The Osun State gubernatorial election took place on 22 September 2018. The election was held alone where national and state level elections were to be held by 2019. Two-term incumbent Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress was in-eligible to run for re-election. Ademola Adeleke of the People's Democratic Party won the initial election as announced by INEC.^[1] but was defeated in a rerun on 27 September by Gboyega Oyetola.^[2]

2018 Osun State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gboyega Oyetola Ademola Adeleke Iyiola Omisore Party APC PDP SDP Popular vote 255,505 255,023 128,053 Percentage 36.71% 36.64% 18.40%   Candidate Moshood Adeoti Party ADP Popular vote 49,745 Percentage 7.15%

Governor before election Rauf Aregbesola All Progressives Congress Elected Governor Gboyega Oyetola All Progressives Congress

Background

Rauf Aregbesola previously served as a commissioner in Lagos State under Bola Tinubu's administration prior to becoming governor.

Results

The rerun on 27 September was called after the first round was declared inconclusive, on account of Ademola's margin of victory being smaller than the number of cancelled votes in seven polling units^[3]

Rerun Election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gboyega Oyetola	All Progressives Congress	255,505	36.71
	Ademola Adeleke	People's Democratic Party	255,023	36.64
	Iyiola Omisore	Social Democratic Party	128,053	18.40
	Moshood Adeoti	Action Democratic Party	49,745	7.15
	Fatai Akinade Akinbade	African Democratic Congress	7,681	1.10
Total			696,007	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			696,007	–
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