2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State

The 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Bornu State were held on 23 February 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Bornu State. Governor Shettima Kashim representing Bornu Central, Kyari Abubakar Shaib representing Bornu North, and Ndume Mohammed Ali representing Bornu South all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.^[1]

Overview

Affiliation	Party		Total
	APC	PDP
Before Election	3	0	3
After Election	3	0	3

Summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
Bornu Central	Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai		APC	Kashim Shettima		APC
Bornu North	Abubakar Kyari		APC	Abubakar Kyari		APC
Bornu South	Mohammed Ali Ndume		APC	Mohammed Ali Ndume		APC

Results

Bornu Central

A total of 20 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Shettima Kashim won the election, defeating PDP candidate Muhammed Abba Aji and 18 other party candidates. Shettima received 80.90% of the votes, while Abba-Aji received 17.83%.^[2][3]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Bornu State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	APC	Kashim Shettima	342,898	80.90%
	PDP	Muhammed Abba-Aji	75,569	17.8%
	Others		5,360	1.26%
Total votes			423,827	100%
	APC hold

Bornu North

A total of 8 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Kyari Abubakar Shaib won the election, defeating PDP candidate Isa Lawan and 6 other party candidates. Shaib received 67.69% of the votes, while Lawan received 31.70%.^[4][5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	APC	Kyari Abubakar Shaib	76,963	67.69%
	PDP	Isa Lawan	36,042	31.70%
	Others		690	0.60%
Total votes			113,695	100%
	APC hold

Bornu South

A total of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Ndume Mohammed Ali won the election, defeating PDP candidate Kudla Milinda Satumari and 9 other party candidates. Ndume received 75.53% of the votes, while Satumari received 21.25%.^[6]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Bornu State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	APC	Ndume Mohammed Ali	300,637	75.53%
	PDP	Kudla Milinda Satumari	84,608	21.25%
	Others		12,773	3.20
Total votes			398,018	100%
	APC hold

References

1. "Confam INEC list of elected Nigeria Senators". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
2. "Election Update 2019:Shettima wins Borno Central Senatorial election". Agency Report. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
3. "INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION BORNU CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT ELECTION, BORNU STATE FEBRUARY 23, 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 8, 2019.
4. "2019 Election:APC's Shettima, Ndume, Kyari win Borno Senate seats". February 25, 2019. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
5. "Independent National Electoral Commission Bornu North Senatorial District Election, Bornu State February 23, 2019 Declaration of Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 8, 2019.
6. "INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION BORNU SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT ELECTION, BORNU STATE FEBRUARY 23, 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 8, 2019.