2014 Osun State gubernatorial election

2014 Osun State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Rauf Aregbesola Iyiola Omisore
Party APC PDP
Running mate Titilayo Laoye-Tomori Adejare Bello
Popular vote 394,684 292,747
Percentage 56.68% 42.04%
Governor before election

Rauf Aregbesola
APC

Elected Governor

Rauf Aregbesola
APC

The 2014 Osun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 August 2014, the APC nominee Rauf Aregbesola won re-election, defeating Iyiola Omisore of the PDP.[1][2][3][4]

Rauf Aregbesola emerged APC after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Titilayo Laoye-Tomori as his running mate.[5][6][7][8][9] Iyiola Omisore was the PDP candidate with Adejare Bello as his running mate. 20 candidates contested in the election.[10]

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  10. ^ "Candidates For Osun Governorship Election August 2014". Retrieved 3 May 2021.