2023 Nigerian elections

The 2023 Nigerian elections were held in large part on 25 February and 11 March 2023. The president and vice president were elected on 25 February, with incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari ineligible to run, being term-limited. Additionally, there were also elections on the same day for the Senate and the House of Representatives. On 11 March, twenty-eight gubernatorial elections were held alongside elections to state houses of assembly in all 36 states. Three additional gubernatorial elections will be held later in the year alongside potential rerun elections for regularly scheduled elections annulled from earlier in the year.

2023 Nigerian elections

2023
Turnout26.71% (8.04pp)
 
Nominee Bola Tinubu Atiku Abubakar
Party APC PDP
Home state Lagos Adamawa
Running mate Kashim Shettima Ifeanyi Okowa
States carried 12 12
Popular vote 8,794,726 6,984,520
Percentage 36.61% 29.07%

 
Nominee Peter Obi Rabiu Kwankwaso
Party LP New Nigeria Peoples Party
Home state Anambra Kano
Running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed Isaac Idahosa
States carried 11 + FCT 1
Popular vote 6,101,533 1,496,687
Percentage 25.40% 6.23%

President before election

Muhammadu Buhari
APC

Elected President

Bola Tinubu
APC

National Assembly elections
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Senate
APC Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan
PDP Vacant
YPP Ifeanyi Ubah
APGA Enyinnaya Abaribe
New Nigeria Peoples Party Ibrahim Shekarau
House of Representatives
APC Femi Gbajabiamila
PDP Ndudi Elumelu
New Nigeria Peoples Party Rufai Ahmed Alkali
APGA Victor Ikechukwu Oye
SDP Vacant
LP Julius Abure
ADC Leke Abejide
PRP Umar Abdulkadir Sarki
Accord Shina Peller
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

30 governorships
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party APC PDP APGA
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