2027 Senate Elections
16 January 2027
The 2027 Senate Elections is scheduled for 16 January 2027. 10 candidates from 1 parties are being tracked so far.
Who's running
Showing 10 of 10 candidates
Have run before
9Ordered by result in their most recent race.
Abiodun Adedapo Oluseun
APC · Ogun
Won the 2023 Ogun governorship · 276,298 votes · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Adamu Mohammed Mainasara Aliero
APC · Kebbi
Won the 2023 Kebbi senate race · 1 earlier race
2 news stories
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Akpabio Godswill Obot
APC · Akwa Ibom
Won the 2023 Akwa Ibom senate race
2 news stories
Kalu Orji Uzor
APC · Abia
Won the 2023 Abia senate race · 1 earlier race
2 news stories
Ndume Mohammed Ali
APC · Borno
Won the 2023 Borno senate race · 1 earlier race
2 news stories
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan
APC · Yobe
Won the 2023 Yobe senate race · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Bamidele Michael Opeyemi
APC · Ekiti
Won the 2023 Ekiti senate race · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Barau, Kano I. Jibril
APC · Kano
Won the 2023 Kano senate race · 1 earlier race
1 news story
Dafinone Ede Omueya
APC · Delta
Won the 2023 Delta senate race
1 news story
No earlier race on this site
1Results here start in 2019.
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Recent movements
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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 Senate Elections?
- The 2027 Senate Elections is scheduled to hold on 16 January 2027.
- Who is running in the 2027 Senate Elections?
- We are tracking 10 candidates for the 2027 Senate Elections so far, including Adamu Mohammed Mainasara Aliero, Akpabio Godswill Obot, Kalu Orji Uzor.