1999 Benue State gubernatorial election
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The 1999 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The
Electoral system
The
plurality voting system
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Results
PDP's George Akume emerged winner in the contest.[16][6][17][18][19][20][21][22]
The total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,806,121. However, 1,813,000 were previously issued voting cards in the state.[17][23]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 584,530 | 59.17 | ||
All People's Party (APP) | 399,728 | 40.46 | ||
Alliance for Democracy (AD) | 3,683 | 0.37 | ||
Total | 987,941 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,806,121 | – | ||
Source: Nigeria World, IFES[17] |
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