2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State
{{Short description|2019 Nigerian Senate election in Benue State}}
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Benue State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Benue State. Patrick Abba Moro representing Benue South, Gabriel Suswam representing Benue North-East and Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev representing Benue North-West all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
Overview
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!rowspan=3|Affiliation !colspan=2|Party !rowspan=3|Total |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}}" | |
| PDP
!APC |
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| Before Election
| 1 | 2 ! 3 |
| After Election
| 3 | 0 ! 3 |
Summary
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! class="unsortable"| District ! class="unsortable"|Incumbent ! colspan="2"| Party ! class="unsortable"|Elected Senator ! colspan="2"| Party |
| Benue South
| style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};"| | PDP | style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};"| | PDP |
| Bauchi North-East
| style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};"| | APC | style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};"| | PDP |
| Bauchi North-West
| style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};"| | APC | style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};"| | PDP |
Results
= Benue South =
A total of 16 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Patrick Abba Moro won the election, defeating APC candidate, Stephen Lawani and 16 other party candidates. Moro scored 85,162 votes, while APC candidate Lawani scored 47,972 votes.{{Cite web|last=Oladele|first=David|date=2019-02-26|title=Ex-minister Abba Moro wins Benue South senatorial seat|url=https://www.legit.ng/1224245-ex-minister-abba-moro-wins-benue-south-senatorial-seat.html|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news.|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=PDP wins Benue South Senatorial Seat – Nigeria News Digest|url=https://www.nigerianewsdigest.com/pdp-wins-benue-south-senatorial-seat/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.nigerianewsdigest.com}}
{{Election box begin no change |title= 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Benue State }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
|candidate = Patrick Abba Moro
|votes= 85,162
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
|candidate = Stephen Lawani
|votes = 47,972
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 175,229
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
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= Benue North-East=
A total of 20 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate and former governor Gabriel Suswam won the election, defeating APC candidate Mimi Adzape Orubibi and 18 other party candidates. Suswa pulled 148,615 votes, while APC candidate Orubibi scored 81,603 and SDP candidate which is the incumbent scored 32,534.{{Cite web|last=Admin|title=BREAKING: Akume Loses Senate Seat As PDP Wins Benue North-West|url=https://independent.ng/breaking-akume-loses-senate-seat-as-pdp-wins-benue-north-west/|url-status=live|website=Independent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225022641/https://www.independent.ng/breaking-akume-loses-senate-seat-as-pdp-wins-benue-north-west/ |archive-date=2021-02-25 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
|candidate = Gabriel Suswam
|votes= 148,615
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|party = All Progressives Congress
|candidate = Mimi Adzape Orubibi
|votes = 81,603
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 282,747
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
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= Benue North-West =
A total of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev won the election, defeating APC candidate and incumbent, George Akume. Orker-Jev pulled 157,726 votes while his closest rival Akume pulled 115,422 votes.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-26|title=Sen. Akume loses Benue North West Senatorial seat to PDP's Orker Jev|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/sen-akume-loses-benue-north-west-senatorial-seat-to-pdps-orker-jev/1rdhhch|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Akume loses Senate seat as PDP wins Benue North-West|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/70517-Akume-loses-Senate-seat-as-PDP-wins-Benue-North-West|access-date=2021-08-11|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
|candidate = Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev
|votes= 157,726
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = All Progressives Congress
|candidate = George Akume
|votes = 115,422
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 279,007
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
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