Election Name: | 2007 Kwara State gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Election Date: | April 14, 2007 |
Nominee1: | Bukola Saraki |
Party1: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Popular Vote1: | 572,938 |
Nominee2: | Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim |
Party2: | DPP |
Popular Vote2: | 63,743 |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Bukola Saraki |
Before Party: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
After Election: | Bukola Saraki |
After Party: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
The 2007 Kwara State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Kwara State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Bukola Saraki won the election, defeating Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim of the Democratic People's Party.[1] [2]
Bukola Saraki from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim from the Democratic People's Party. Registered voters was 1,216,478.[3] [4]