| Election Name: | 2015 Rivers State gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2011 Rivers State gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2019 Rivers gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | 11 April 2015 |
| Image1: | PDP |
| Nominee1: | Ezenwo Wike |
| Running Mate1: | Ipalibo Banigo |
| Party1: | Rivers State People's Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,029,102 |
| Percentage1: | 87.77% |
| Nominee2: | Dakuku Peterside |
| Running Mate2: | Okorie Asita |
| Party2: | All Progressives Congress |
| Popular Vote2: | 124,896 |
| Percentage2: | 10.65% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Chibuike Amaechi |
| Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
| After Election: | Ezenwo Wike |
| After Party: | People's Democratic Party |
The election for Governor of Rivers State took place on 11 April 2015. People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike, a former Minister of State for Education defeated All Progressives Congress candidate Dakuku Peterside and Labour Party candidate Tonye Princewill.
The Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State are elected on the same ticket.[1]
People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike ran an effective campaign and was unopposed for the 8 December 2014 Primary. He won with 97.65 percent of the vote against four other opponents, including Lee Maeba, the senator for Rivers State South East constituency.