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Stateconcluded18 March 2023

2023 Rivers State Governorship Election

Siminalayi Fubara (PDP) was declared winner of the 18 March 2023 Rivers State governorship election with 302,614 votes, ahead of Tonye Cole (APC, 95,274) and Magnus Abe (SDP, 46,981). The tribunal dismissed Tonye Cole's petition on 2 Oct 2023, the Court of Appeal dismissed the case on 28 Nov 2023 and the Supreme Court declared Siminalayi Fubara duly elected on 25 Jan 2024.

Governor, Rivers·17 candidates · 3.5M registered·Declared 19 March 2023

Election concluded. Certified results below.

Real ballots are organised by INEC at polling units. The platform shows the official tally as it comes in, and tracks where citizens stand via a parallel poll.

Certified result · INEC

Sourced from INEC. Updates as official numbers are declared.

Votes counted

467.4k

Winning share

64.7%

Siminalayi Fubara

PDP · Siminalayi Fubara

302.6k

Results by unit · 23 entered

Each figure says what has happened to it. Reported is not checked, and checked is not declared.

LGALeadingVotes castStatusSource
Abua–OdualSiminalayi FubaraPDP10.2kDeclared
Ahoada EastSiminalayi FubaraPDP16.5kDeclared
Ahoada WestSiminalayi FubaraPDP7.5kDeclared
Akuku-ToruSiminalayi FubaraPDP6.5kDeclared
AndoniSiminalayi FubaraPDP9.5kDeclared
Asari-ToruSiminalayi FubaraPDP12.8kDeclared
BonnySiminalayi FubaraPDP8.6kDeclared
DegemaSiminalayi FubaraPDP5.0kDeclared
ElemeSiminalayi FubaraPDP10.7kDeclared
EmohuaSiminalayi FubaraPDP21.4kDeclared
EtcheSiminalayi FubaraPDP18.6kDeclared
GokanaSiminalayi FubaraPDP31.3kDeclared
IkwerreSiminalayi FubaraPDP15.2kDeclared
KhanaSiminalayi FubaraPDP15.3kDeclared
Obio-AkporSiminalayi FubaraPDP48.1kDeclared
Ogba–Egbema–NdoniSiminalayi FubaraPDP21.2kDeclared
Ogu–BoloSiminalayi FubaraPDP7.4kDeclared
OkrikaSiminalayi FubaraPDP11.2kDeclared
OmumaSiminalayi FubaraPDP9.6kDeclared
Opobo–NkoroSiminalayi FubaraPDP11.7kDeclared
OyigboSiminalayi FubaraPDP10.7kDeclared
Port HarcourtSiminalayi FubaraPDP30.9kDeclared
TaiSiminalayi FubaraPDP9.8kDeclared

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Platform poll · where citizens stand

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Timeline
  1. ✓

    Election day

    18 Mar 2023

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    Result declared by INEC

    19 Mar 2023

Petitions & tribunal

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