1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The AD nominee Adebayo Adefarati won the election defeating the PDP candidate.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Adebayo Adefarati Party AD PDP Popular vote 328,053 195,682

Governor before election Moses Fasanya Elected Governor Adebayo Adefarati AD

Adebayo Adefarati emerged AD candidate.^[6][7]

Electoral system

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

Primary election

AD primary

The AD primary election was won by Adebayo Adefarati.^[8][9]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,333,617. Total number of votes cast was 557,148, while number of valid votes was 544,299. Rejected votes were 12,849.^[10][11][12]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Adebayo Adefarati	AD	328,053	62.64
	People's Democratic Party	195,682	37.36
Total			523,735	100.00
Valid votes			523,735	97.61
Invalid/blank votes			12,849	2.39
Total votes			536,584	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,333,617	40.24
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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