2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election

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2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Simon Lalong Jeremiah Useni
Party APC PDP
Running mate Sonni Gwanle Tyoden Ben Shignugul
Popular vote 595,582 546,813
Governor before election

Simon Lalong
APC

Elected Governor

Simon Lalong
APC

The 2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Simon Lalong won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Jerry Useni and several minor party candidates.[1][2][3][4][5]

Simon Lalong emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after he was returned as the sole candidate.[6][7][8][9][10] He picked Sonni Gwanle Tyoden as his running mate. Jeremiah Useni was the PDP candidate with Ben Shignugul as his running mate.[11][12][13][14][15][16] 24 candidates contested in the election.[17]

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  13. ^ "PDP: Voting in Benue; Useni wins Plateau". FRCN. October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "Jeremiah Useni emerges Plateau PDP governorship candidate". October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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  16. ^ "75-year-old Jeremiah Useni wins Plateau PDP governorship primaries". Daily Nigerian. October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "Plateau State Governorship Election, 2019" (PDF). INEC. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.