2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election

2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election
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APC
PDP
Nominee Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya Usman Bayero Nafada
Party APC PDP
Running mate Manasseh Daniel Jatau Charles Yau Iliyas
Popular vote 364,179 222,868
Percentage 26.12% 15.98%
Governor before election

Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
PDP

Elected Governor

Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
APC

The 2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 March 2019, the APC nominee Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya won the election, defeating Usman Bayero Nafada of the PDP.[1][2] Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 859 votes and defeating his closest rival, Mohammed Jibrin Barde who received 463 votes.[3][4] He picked Manasseh Daniel Jatau as his running mate.[5][6]

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  3. ^ "Inuwa Yahaya picks APC gov'ship ticket in Gombe". Vanguard News. October 1, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Gombe gov'ship: Inuwa Yahaya picks Dr Manassah as running mate". Daily Trust. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ^ III, Editorial (November 23, 2018). "Yahaya picks Jatau as running mate in Gombe". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved April 16, 2021.