2019 Presidential Election
National presidential result summary with declared vote share and turnout context. Not a polling-unit or ward-level results archive.
Source
INEC presidential declaration and result portal
This page summarizes the nationally declared presidential outcome from INEC. It is a public-reference layer, not a substitute for the underlying official declaration record.
As-of date
February 23, 2019
This snapshot is anchored to the election cycle date shown here. It is not a live INEC sync, so later notices or court decisions should be checked separately.
Coverage depth
National vote-share summary
This page summarizes nationwide candidate totals and turnout. It does not yet publish polling-unit, ward, or state-by-state result sheets on the same page.
Official references: INEC official website · INEC result portal
Result summaries with source context
This page is a sourced summary layer for public understanding. Official result certification, tribunal rulings, and INEC notices remain the authoritative record where disputes arise.
- Published numbers on this page are intended for public reference, not to replace official collation documents.
- Contested races keep the official result record visible while adding context about disputes separately.
- Election dataset provenance, freshness, and known ingestion caveats now live on the election data sources page.
Official certification and court outcomes take precedence over summary copy.
82,344,107
Registered Voters
28,614,190
Total Votes Cast
34.75%
Voter Turnout
27,324,583
Valid Votes
1,289,607
Rejected Votes
Vote Share by Candidate
Vote Distribution
2019 Presidential Election Results
National results summary
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammadu BuhariWinner | APC | 15,191,847 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Atiku Abubakar | PDP | 11,262,978 | 41.2% | |
| 3 | Others | Various | 869,758 | 3.2% |
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