2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred on March 10, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won re-election for a second term, defeating Nsima Ekere of the APC.^[1][2]

2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Udom Gabriel Emmanuel Nsima Ekere Party PDP APC Running mate Moses Ekpo Amadu Jackson Attai Popular vote 519,712 171,978

Governor before election Udom Gabriel Emmanuel PDP Elected Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel PDP

Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Moses Ekpo as his running mate. Nsima Ekere was the APC candidate with Amadu Jackson Attai as his running mate. 45 candidates contested in the election.^[3]

Electoral system

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate.^[4] He picked Amadu Jackson Attai as his running mate.^[5][6]

APC primary

The APC primary election was held on September 30, 2018.^[7][8][9] Nsima Ekere won the primary election polling 160,458 votes against 3 other candidates.^[10][11] His closest rival was Dan Abia who came second with 4,189 votes, Akpanudoedehe came third with 2,015 votes, while Edet Efretuei had 1,234 votes.^[12][13]

Results

A total number of 45 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.^[14]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,119,727, while 720,064 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 712,037, while number of valid votes was 696,245. Rejected votes were 15,792.^[15][16]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Udom Gabriel Emmanuel	People's Democratic Party	519,712	74.64
	Nsima Ekere	All Progressives Congress	171,978	24.70
	Other candidates		4,555	0.65
Total			696,245	100.00
Valid votes			696,245	97.78
Invalid/blank votes			15,792	2.22
Total votes			712,037	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,119,727	33.59
Source: Leadership

By local government area

Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 696,245 represents the 45 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Udom Gabriel Emmanuel. Blue represents LGAs won by Nsima Ekere.

LGA	Udom Gabriel Emmanuel PDP		Nsima Ekere APC		Total Votes
	#	%	#	%	#
Esit Eket	13,406		3,917
Ibeno	10,008		1,442
Urue-Offong/Oruko	6,915		4,592
Okobo, Akwa Ibom	10,800		6,079
Nsit-Ubium	17,863		6,004
Onna	32,103		2,110
Uruan	12,895		5,192
Nsit-Atai	8,855		3,783
Ikot-Abasi	9,335		7,549
Obot-Akara	13,979		4,704
Uyo	35,092		12, 549
Abak	17,461		11,505
Ini, Akwa Ibom	17,335		3,316
Nsit-Ibom	17,326		4,816
Mbo, Akwa Ibom	9,631		5,419
Eket	26,372		5,087
Oruk Anam	35,093		8,640
Itu, Akwa Ibom	14,633		5,911
Ukanafun	35,447		7,220
Etinan	22,954		8,089
Ibesikpo Asutan	15,679		11,216
Udung-Uko	4,036		2,108
Mkpat-Enin	18,056		4,769
Ika, Akwa Ibom	12,752		3,212
Oron, Akwa Ibom	8,433		3,859
Ibiono-Ibom	36,988		7,280
Ikot Ekpene	14,832		11,240
Etim Ekpo	10,149		2,776
Eastern Obolo	10,780		1,914
Ikono	18,910		4,498
Essien Udim	2,161		6,938
Totals	519,712		171,978		696,245