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2014 Osun State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Rauf Aregbesola Iyiola Omisore
Party APC PDP
Running mate Titilayo Laoye-Tomori Adejare Bello
Popular vote 394,684 292,747
Percentage 56.68% 42.04%
Governor before election

Rauf Aregbesola
APC

Elected Governor

Rauf Aregbesola
APC

The 2014 Osun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 August 2014, the APC nominee Rauf Aregbesola won re-election, defeating Iyiola Omisore of the PDP.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Rauf Aregbesola emerged APC after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Titilayo Laoye-Tomori as his running mate.[17][18][19][20][21] Iyiola Omisore was the PDP candidate with Adejare Bello as his running mate. 20 candidates contested in the election.[22]

Electoral system

The Governor of Osun State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

APC primary

Rauf Aregbesola won the primary election after he emerged unopposed.[23][24]

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was held on 5 April 2014. Iyiola Omisore won the primary election polling 1,128 votes against 3 other candidates. His closet rival was Olasunkanmi Akinlabi who scored 45 votes, Wole Oke scored 4 votes while Isiaka Adeleke withdrew.[25][26][27][28]

Results

A total number of 20 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[29][30][31]

A total number of 1,407,222 voters registered in the election.[32]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rauf AregbesolaAll Progressives Congress394,68456.68
Iyiola OmisorePeople's Democratic Party292,74742.04
Labour Party8,8981.28
Total696,329100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,407,222–
Source: Premium Times

By local government area

Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. 20 political parties participated in the election. Blue represents LGAs won by Rauf Aregbesola. Green represents LGAs won by Iyiola Omisore.[33][34][29][3]

LGA Rauf Aregbesola

APC

Iyiola Omisore

PDP

Total Votes
# % # % #
Irepodun 13,314 7,386
Ife Central 9,680 24,555
Ife East 13,821 20,831
Ola Oluwa 7,927 4,963
Ife North 8,603 9,841
Isokan 9,758 10,028
Ede North 15,403 10,427
Ifelodun 17,447 12,442
Aiyedaade 12,801 11,255
Obokun 11,696 8,618
Irewole 18,328 10,330
Egbedore 10,615 7,024
Aiyedire 7,724 7,813
Iwo 20,827 15,493
Osogbo 39,983 11,513
Olorunda 26,551 8,483
Atakunmosa East 9,287 6,294
Ife South 7,325 12,811
Ejigbo 17,700 12,495
Ifedayo 4,225 3,982
Boluwaduro 4,981 5,035
Ilesa East 16,106 5,913
Odo Otin 11,950 12,902
Ilesa West 15,427 5,449
Boripe 12,723 9,334
Orolu 8,558 6,786
Oriade 12,523 10,214
Atakunmosa West 6,928 5,142
Ede South 11,738 7,482
Ila 10,825 7,916
Totals 394,684 292,747

References

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