2020 Ondo State gubernatorial election

2020 Ondo State gubernatorial election
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Turnout31.6% Decrease1.85pp
 
Nominee Rotimi Akeredolu Eyitayo Jegede Agboola Ajayi
Party APC PDP ZLP
Running mate Lucky Aiyedatiwa Gboluga Ikengboju Gboye Adegbenro
Popular vote 292,830 195,791 69,127
Percentage 51.1% 34.2% 12.1%
LGA results
Akeredolu:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Jegede:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Rotimi Akeredolu
APC

Elected Governor

Rotimi Akeredolu
APC

The 2020 Ondo State gubernatorial election was held on 10 October 2020. Incumbent APC governor Rotimi Akeredolu won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Eyitayo Jegede, ZLP Agboola Ajayi and several minor party candidates.

Rotimi Akeredolu was the APC candidate.[1] He picked Lucky Aiyedatiwa as his running mate.[2]

Eyitayo Jegede was the PDP candidate with Gboluga Ikengboju as his running mate.[3][4] Agboola Ajayi was the ZLP candidate with Gboye Adegbenro as his running mate.[5][6][7][8] Adedapo Benjamin Adelegan stood in for ADC in the polls, while Dotun Ojon represented YPP.[9] 17 candidates contested in the election, all were male, while 2 of the deputy governorship candidates were female.[10]

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  2. ^ Adejumo, Kabir (29 July 2020). "Ondo 2020: Akeredolu announces running mate". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ Johnson, Dayo (23 July 2020). "Eyitayo Jegede emerges Ondo PDP governorship candidate, defeats deputy governor, Ajayi". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ Adejumo, Kabir (17 August 2020). "Ondo 2020: PDP's Eyitayo Jegede picks federal lawmaker as running mate". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ Abdul, Babajide (14 August 2020). "Third force emerges in Ondo as Akeredolu's Deputy, Ajayi declares for ZLP". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ Adejumo, Kabir (17 August 2020). "Ondo 2020: Deputy Governor Ajayi picks Mimiko's ally as running mate". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ Oluwole, Josiah (16 August 2020). "Ondo 2020: Why I surrendered governorship ticket to Agboola Ajayi – ZLP candidate". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. ^ Adejumo, Kabir (10 August 2020). "Ondo 2020: ZLP clears Ondo Deputy Governor Ajayi". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ Adejumo, Kabir (9 October 2020). "Profiles: Know the candidates for Ondo 2020 election". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. ^ "PROVISIONAL LIST OF CANDIDATES 2020 Governorship Election - Ondo State" (PDF). inecnigeria.org. Retrieved 10 October 2020.