Who won the 2019 Presidential Elections?

Buhari Muhammadu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the 2019 Presidential Elections with 15,191,847 votes (55.6%).

2019 Presidential Elections

23 February 2019

The 2019 Presidential Elections was held on 23 February 2019. 7 candidates from 7 parties contested. Won by Buhari Muhammadu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 15.2M votes (55.6%).

Candidates

Parties

26.6M

Total Votes

Winner

Buhari Muhammadu

APC · 15.2M votes (55.6%)

Results

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1	Buhari Muhammadu	APC	15.2M	55.6%
2	Atiku Abubakar	PDP	11.3M	41.2%
3	Sani Yabagi Yusuf	ADP	55K	0.2%
4	Sowore Omoyele Stephen	AAC	34K	0.1%
5	Ameh Peter Ojonugwa	PPA	22K	0.1%
6	Osakwe Felix Johnson	DPP	14K	0.1%
7	Santuraki Alhaji Hamisu	MPN	3K	0.0%

All candidates

Showing 7 of 7 candidates

Buhari Muhammadu

WON

APC

Won the 2015 presidential election · 15,424,921 votes

15.2M

Atiku Abubakar

Lost

PDP

Nigerian politician Atiku Abubakar, born 1946 in Adamawa, served as Vice President (1999–2007) and ran six presidential bids, losing in 2019 and 2023. A businessman and education advocate, he left the PDP in 2025 to join the ADC, focusing on federalism and restructuring Nigeria’s governance.

11.3M

Sani Yabagi Yusuf

Lost

ADP

Nigerian politician Sani Yusuf Sani, a Nupe heritage energy expert and ADP National Chairman since 2022, is known for his political career spanning presidential and gubernatorial bids, including losses in 2019 (54,930 votes) and 2023 (43,924 votes).

55K

Sowore Omoyele Stephen

Lost

AAC

Sowore Omoyele Stephen, an AAC candidate from Lagos, ran in the 2019 Nigerian presidential election with 33,953 votes but did not win.

34K

Ameh Peter Ojonugwa

Lost

PPA

Ameh Peter Ojonugwa, a PPA presidential candidate from Kogi State, secured 21,822 votes in the 2019 election but ultimately lost.

22K

Osakwe Felix Johnson

Lost

DPP

Osakwe Felix Johnson, a DPP-affiliated politician, competed in the 2019 Nigerian presidential election but lost after receiving 14,483 votes.

14K

Santuraki Alhaji Hamisu

Lost

MPN

Santuraki Alhaji Hamisu, a Kano-based candidate from MPN, ran in the 2019 presidential election but lost with 2,752 votes.

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Frequently asked questions

When was the 2019 Presidential Elections?: The 2019 Presidential Elections was held on 23 February 2019.
Who won the 2019 Presidential Elections?: Buhari Muhammadu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the 2019 Presidential Elections with 15,191,847 votes (55.6%).