2027 Governorship Elections
6 February 2027
The 2027 Governorship Elections is scheduled for 6 February 2027. 105 candidates from 18 parties are being tracked so far.
Who's running
Showing 54 of 105 candidates
Have run before
42Ordered by result in their most recent race.
Yusuf Abba Kabir
APC · Kano
Won the 2023 Kano governorship · 1,066,205 votes · 1 earlier race
3 news stories
Umaru Dikko Radda
APC · Katsina
Won the 2023 Katsina governorship · 859,892 votes
5 news stories
Sani Uba
APC · Kaduna
Won the 2023 Kaduna governorship · 730,002 votes · 1 earlier race
5 news stories
Mohammed Ashiru Isa
ADC · Kaduna
Lost the 2023 Kaduna governorship · 719,196 votes
1 news story
Namadi Umar Alhaji
APC · Jigawa
Won the 2023 Jigawa governorship · 618,449 votes
1 news story
Mutfwang Caleb Manasseh
APC · Plateau
Won the 2023 Plateau governorship · 525,299 votes
1 news story
Garba Yakubu Lado
PDP · Katsina
Lost the 2023 Katsina governorship · 486,620 votes · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Alia Hyacinth Iormem
APC · Benue
Won the 2023 Benue governorship · 473,933 votes
2 news stories
Mohammed Umaru Bago
APC · Niger
Won the 2023 Niger governorship · 469,896 votes · 1 earlier race
5 news stories
Aliyu Ahmed
APC · Sokoto
Won the 2023 Sokoto governorship · 453,661 votes
2 news stories
Idris Nasir
APC · Kebbi
Won the 2023 Kebbi governorship · 409,225 votes
1 news story
Lawal Dauda
APC · Zamfara
Won the 2023 Zamfara governorship · 377,726 votes
7 news stories
Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor
APC · Delta
Won the 2023 Delta governorship · 360,234 votes
1 news story
Eno Umo Bassey
APC · Akwa Ibom
Won the 2023 Akwa Ibom governorship · 354,348 votes
3 news stories
Rhodes-Vivour Gbadebo Patrick
ADC · Lagos
Lost the 2023 Lagos governorship · 312,365 votes
1 news story
Emmanuel David Ombugadu
PDP · Nasarawa
Lost the 2023 Nasarawa governorship · 283,016 votes · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Oladipupo Adebutu
PDP · Ogun
Lost the 2023 Ogun governorship · 262,383 votes
1 news story
Otu Bassey Edet
APC · Cross River
Won the 2023 Cross River governorship · 258,619 votes
2 news stories
Kefas Agbu
APC · Taraba
Won the 2023 Taraba governorship · 257,823 votes
1 news story
Nwifuru Francis Ogbonna
APC · Ebonyi
Won the 2023 Ebonyi governorship · 199,131 votes
3 news stories
Otti Alex Chioma
LP · Abia
Won the 2023 Abia governorship · 175,467 votes
2 news stories
Mbah Peter Ndubuisi
APC · Enugu
Won the 2023 Enugu governorship · 160,895 votes
1 news story
Bwacha Emmanuel
PDP · Taraba
Lost the 2023 Taraba governorship · 142,502 votes · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi
PDP · Ebonyi
Lost the 2023 Ebonyi governorship · 80,191 votes
1 news story
Alli Sharafadeen Abiodun
APC · Oyo
Won the 2023 Oyo senate race
3 news stories
Aliyu Wadada Ahmed
APC · Nasarawa
Won the 2023 Nasarawa senate race
2 news stories
Adeola Solomon Olamilekan
APC · Ogun
Won the 2023 Ogun senate race · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Adeyemi Abiola Roseline
APP · Lagos
Lost the 2023 Lagos governorship
1 news story
Akpanudoedehe John James
ADC · Akwa Ibom
Lost the 2023 Akwa Ibom governorship
1 news story
Chinda Kingsley Ogundu
APC · Rivers
Won the 2023 Rivers house race
1 news story
Coffie Emeni Samuel
PDP · Akwa Ibom
Lost the 2023 Akwa Ibom governorship
1 news story
Dan Iya Manir Muhammad
ADC · Sokoto
Lost the 2023 Sokoto senate race
1 news story
Gbefwi Gaza Jonathan
LP · Nasarawa
Won the 2023 Nasarawa house race · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Hembe Herman Iorwase C.
ADC · Benue
Lost the 2023 Benue governorship
1 news story
Nkwoala Emeka
ZLP · Delta
Lost the 2023 Delta senate race
1 news story
Nnaji Geoffrey Uchechukwu
PDP · Enugu
Lost the 2023 Enugu governorship
1 news story
Ogboru Great Ovedje
ADC · Delta
Lost the 2023 Delta governorship · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Shiddi Usman Danjuma
APGA · Taraba
Lost the 2023 Taraba senate race · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Umar Shehu Buba
PRP · Bauchi
Won the 2023 Bauchi senate race
1 news story
Yakubu Adamu
APM · Bauchi
Ran in the 2023 Bauchi assembly race
1 news story
Yusuf Akim Adebola
NDC · Oyo
Lost the 2023 Oyo governorship
1 news story
Ochigbo Mathew Sunday
NDP · Benue
Ran in the 2023 Benue assembly race
No earlier race on this site
63Results here start in 2019.
Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami
PDP · Gombe
Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna
APC · Gombe
Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar
APC · Bauchi
Obafemi Hamzat
APC · Lagos
Salihu Danladi
APC · Kwara
Abdullahi Usman Maigida
PDP · Yobe
Abimbola Adekanmbi
APM · Oyo
Aboki Stephen Bayonga
DLA · Taraba
Abubakar Malami
ADC · Kebbi
Adedeji Doherty
PDP · Lagos
Adekunle Adenuga
BP · Ogun
Ahmed Galadima
APC · Adamawa
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Road to 2027
- Party primaries window23 Apr – 30 May 2026
All registered parties must select candidates within INEC's statutory primary window.
- Presidential nomination forms27 Jun – 11 Jul 2026
Window for parties to submit presidential and National Assembly nomination forms.
- Presidential campaigns open19 Aug 2026
150-day campaign window under the Electoral Act opens for presidential candidates.
- Final candidate submission deadline29 Aug 2026
Last day for parties to submit cleared presidential and National Assembly candidates to INEC.
- Final candidate list published12 Sep 2026
INEC publishes ballot order and candidate particulars for the presidential and National Assembly polls.
- Presidential & National AssemblyPoll day16 Jan 2027
Polls open 8:30 AM local, close 2:30 PM; voters in queue by close-of-poll are allowed to vote.
- Governorship & State AssemblyPoll day6 Feb 2027
28 states hold gubernatorial contests; 8 run off-cycle (Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo, Osun).
- Handover day29 May 2027
Inauguration of the next President of the Federal Republic.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the 2027 Governorship Elections?
- The 2027 Governorship Elections is scheduled to hold on 6 February 2027.
- Who is running in the 2027 Governorship Elections?
- We are tracking 105 candidates for the 2027 Governorship Elections so far, including Lawal Dauda, Mohammed Umaru Bago, Sani Uba.