2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Zamfara State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State

← 2019 25 February 2023 2027 →
All 3 Zamfara State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
Majority party Minority party   Party APC PDP Last election 0 3 Seats before 2 0
APC incumbent retiring      APC incumbent running for re-election      Vacant

Background

In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as Kabir Garba Marafa (APC-Central) and Ahmad Sani Yerima (APC-North) retired while Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (APC-West) was disqualified alongside all other Zamfara APC nominees. With the disqualification, PDP runners-up—Hassan Muhammed Gusau (Central), Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (North), and Lawali Hassan Anka (West)—were declared victors by court ruling. The ruling also overturned APC victories in the gubernatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly elections before awarding those offices to the PDP runners-up.^[1]

Overview

Affiliation	Party			Total
	PDP	APC	Vacant
Previous Election	3	0	0	3
Before Election	0	2	1[note 1]	3
After Election	TBD	TBD	TBD	3

Summary

This table is an excerpt from 2023 Nigerian Senate election § Zamfara State.[edit]

District	Incumbent		Results
	Incumbent	Party	Status	Candidates
Zamfara Central	Vacant		New member electedPDP gain	▌Kabir Garba Marafa (APC)[2][3] ▌Y Ikira Aliyu Bilbis (PDP)[4][3]
Zamfara North	Sahabi Alhaji Yaú	APC[note 2]	Incumbent re-elected	▌Y Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC)[2][3] ▌Bala Mande (PDP)[4][3]
Zamfara West	Lawali Hassan Anka	APC[note 3]	Incumbent retired New member elected APC hold	▌Y Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (APC)[2][3] ▌Muhammed Bello Sarkin-Fagon (PDP)[4]

Zamfara Central

2023 Zamfara Central Senatorial District election

← 2019 25 February 2023 2027 →

Nominee Kabir Garba Marafa Ikira Aliyu Bilbis Party APC PDP

Senator before election Vacant Elected Senator TBD

The Zamfara Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bungudu, Gusau, Maru, and Tsafe. The seat is vacant as Senator Hassan Muhammed Gusau (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, resigned from the Senate on 23 February 2022 to become Deputy Governor of Zamfara State.

General election

Results

2023 Zamfara Central Senatorial District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AA	Bello Atiku Gusau
	ADP	Samira Abdullahi
	APP	Buhari Isah
	ADC	Nuhu Garba Tunau
	APC	Kabir Garba Marafa
	APGA	Jamilu Abdulkadir
	LP	Sani Yusuf
	NRM	Nura Muhammad Abbas
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Umar Yuguda Gusau
	PDP	Ikira Aliyu Bilbis
	SDP	Madawaki Isah Ibrahim
Total votes				100.00%
Invalid or blank votes				N/A
Turnout

Zamfara North

2023 Zamfara North Senatorial District election

← 2019 25 February 2023 2027 →

Nominee Sahabi Alhaji Yaú Bala Mande Party APC PDP

Senator before election Sahabi Alhaji Yaú APC Elected Senator TBD

The Zamfara North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw, Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, Talata Mafara, and Zurmi. Incumbent Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Zamfara North Senatorial District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AA	Ibrahim Idris
	ADP	Abdulmajid Shehu
	APP	Shamsu Abubakar
	ADC	Kabiru Usman
	APC	Sahabi Alhaji Yaú
	APGA	Aminu Abdullahi
	LP	Yakubu Adamu
	NRM	Muhammad Mansur Alinakura
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Son-Allah Abubakar Ibrahim
	PDP	Bala Mande
	SDP	Usman Abdullahi
Total votes				100.00%
Invalid or blank votes				N/A
Turnout

Zamfara West

2023 Zamfara West Senatorial District election

← 2019 25 February 2023 2027 →

Nominee Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari Muhammed Bello Sarkin-Fagon Party APC PDP

Senator before election Lawali Hassan Anka APC Elected Senator TBD

The Zamfara West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Anka, Bakura, Bukkuyum, Gummi, and Maradun. Incumbent Lawali Hassan Anka (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is opted not to seek re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Zamfara West Senatorial District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	A	[[]]
	AA	Bello Muhammed
	ADP	Suleiman Lawwali
	ADC	Ibrahim Musa Anka
	APC	Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari	147,346
	APGA	Nazibu Saleh
	LP	Yahaya Aliyu
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Abdulmalik Adamu	363
	PDP	Muhammed Bello Sarkin-Fagon	5,583
	SDP	Umar Muhammad Gummi
	YPP	Ibrahim Aliyu
Total votes				100.00%
Invalid or blank votes				N/A
Turnout

See also

• 2023 Nigerian Senate election
• 2023 Nigerian elections
• 2023 Zamfara State elections

Notes

1. The seat of Zamfara Central is vacant due to the February 2022 resignation of Senator Hassan Muhammed Gusau.
2. This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.
3. This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.