The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Edo State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, were also held on the same date while state elections were held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
The 2023 Nigerian Presidential election in Edo state was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide presidential election organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Edo state is located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, has historically been politically competitive, with strong support for both the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) in previous election.
In the 2019 presidential election, the APC won the state, reflecting the party's influence at the federal level at the time. However, the political environment ahead of the 2023 election saw shifting alliances and growing public engagement, particularly among youth voters. The emergence of the Labour Party candidate Peter Obi as a prominent third party contender altered the traditional two-party dynamics in many states including Edo. INEC reported that over 2.5 million voters were registered from Edo State for the 2023 election, with hundreds of thousands accredited to vote on election day.
According to official results released by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Labour Party candidate Peter Obi won the presidential election in Edo State with 331,163 votes. The APC candidate Bola Tinubu received 144,471 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP secured 89,585 votes. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) received 2,743 votes
The results of the election by senatorial district.
The results of the election by federal constituency.
Totals (Edo State)
Totals (Edo State)
The results of the election by local government area.