Election Name: | 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 3 Sokoto State seats in the Senate of Nigeria |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Last Election1: | 2 |
Seats Before1: | 3 |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats Before2: | 0 |
Map Size: | 270px |
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Sokoto State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
In the previous Senate elections, all three incumbent senators were returned with Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC-East) winning re-election with 54% of the vote and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC-Central) winning re-election with 54% as well while Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (PDP-South) was returned after a court ruling later in 2019. The senatorial results were an example of the state's competitiveness as the APC won most House of Representatives seats and won a majority in the state House of Assembly but the PDP held the governorship even though Buhari won the state in the presidential election.
Affiliation | Party | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
APC | PDP | ||
Previous Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Before Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
After Election | TBD | TBD | 3 |
Election Name: | 2023 Sokoto East Senatorial District election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State#Sokoto East |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State#Sokoto East |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Senator | |
Before Election: | Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Sokoto East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Gada, Goronyo, Gwadabawa, Illela, Isa, Rabah, Sabon Birni, and Wurno. Incumbent Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC) was elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2019. Ibrahim Gobir opted to run for governor of Sokoto State instead of seeking re-election; he came second in the APC gubernatorial primary.
Election Name: | 2023 Sokoto North Senatorial District election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State#Sokoto North |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State#Sokoto North |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Senator | |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Sokoto North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Binji, Gudu, Kware, Silame, Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Tangaza, and Wamako. Incumbent Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC), who was elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.
Election Name: | 2023 Sokoto South Senatorial District election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State#Sokoto South |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State#Sokoto South |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Party2: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Map Size: | 150px |
Senator | |
Before Election: | Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | TBD |
The Sokoto South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bodinga, Dange Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo. In the 2019 election, Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal (APC) initially won and was sworn in as senator in June; however, his election was overturned in October and the victory awarded to Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (PDP). In April 2022, Abdullahi Danbaba defected to the APC and he is seeking re-election.