1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election

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1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Bola Tinubu Dapo Sarumi
Party AD
PDP
Running mate Kofoworola Bucknor
Popular vote 841,732 184,900

Governor before election

Buba Marwa

Elected Governor

Bola Tinubu
AD

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

PDP candidate.[1][2][3][4][5]

Bola Tinubu emerged AD candidate.[6][7]

Electoral system

The

plurality voting system
.

Primary election

AD primary

The AD primary election was won by Bola Tinubu.[8][9]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,093,143. Total number of votes cast was 1,184,372, while number of valid votes was 1,149,375. Rejected votes were 34,997.[10][11][12]

CandidatePartyVotes%
People's Democratic Party
184,90018.01
Total1,026,632100.00
Valid votes1,026,63296.70
Invalid/blank votes34,9973.30
Total votes1,061,629100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,093,14325.94
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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  7. ^ "PDF" (PDF). IFES. May 20, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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  11. ^ "Election results". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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