1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

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1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Sam Egwu
Party
PDP
All People's Party (Nigeria)
Popular vote 272,559 213,106

Elected Governor

Sam Egwu

PDP

The 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The

PDP nominee Sam Egwu won the election, defeating the APP candidate.[1][2][3]

PDP candidate.[4][5][6][7]

Electoral system

The

plurality voting system
.

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Sam Egwu.[8][9]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 902,327. Total number of votes cast was 517,893, while number of valid votes was 505,862. Rejected votes were 12,031.[10][11][12]

CandidatePartyVotes%
People's Democratic Party
272,55956.12
All People's Party213,10643.88
Total485,665100.00
Valid votes485,66597.58
Invalid/blank votes12,0312.42
Total votes497,696100.00
Registered voters/turnout902,32755.16
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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  11. ^ "Election results". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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