How Nigerians voted in the 2015 presidential election

Samson Toromade 10:39 - 23 February 2023

Muhammadu Buhari finally got his chance to sit in Nigeria's most important chair 12 years after his first loss

Buhari made history when he displaced a sitting president in the 2015 election.

The 2015 presidential election was the first in Nigeria's history to witness the defeat of a sitting president.

Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) finally won an election on his fourth try.

President Muhammadu Buhari also won a second term in 2019 [Presidency]

President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) didn’t contest the result and handed the keys of the Aso Rock Villa to Buhari on May 29, 2015.

Goodluck Jonathan received local and international commendation for not challenging the result of the 2015 presidential election

12 other candidates participated in the election, but none scored more than 60,000 votes.

In total, 68.8 million Nigerians registered to vote for the 2015 contest, but only 29.4 million (43.7%) participated in the election.

This is how Nigerians voted in each state.

Abia

Buhari — 13,394 (3.43%)

Jonathan — 368,303 (94.18%)

Adamawa

Buhari — 374,701 (58.91%)

Jonathan — 251,664 (39.57%)

Akwa Ibom

Buhari — 58,411 (5.74%)

Jonathan — 953,304 (93.73%)

Anambra

Buhari — 17,926 (0%)

Jonathan — 660,762 (98.52%)

Bauchi

Buhari — 931,598 (91.30%)

Jonathan — 86,085 (8.44%)

Bayelsa

Buhari — 5,194 (1.42%)

Jonathan — 361,209 (98.40%)

Benue

Buhari — 373,961 (54.73%)

Jonathan — 303,737 (44.45%)

Borno

Buhari — 473,543 (94.35%)

Jonathan — 25,640 (5.11%)

Cross River

Buhari — 28,368 (6.30%)

Jonathan — 414,863 (92.09%)

Delta

Buhari — 48,910 (3.86%)

Jonathan — 1,211,405 (95.55%)

Ebonyi

Buhari — 19,518 (5.36%)

Jonathan — 323,653 (88.94%)

Edo

Buhari — 208,469 (41.66%)

Jonathan — 286,869 (57.32%)

Ekiti

Buhari — 120,331 (40.02%)

Jonathan — 176,466 (58.69%)

Enugu

Buhari — 14,157 (2.47%)

Jonathan — 553,003 (96.48%)

Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Buhari — 146,399 (47.72%)

Jonathan — 157,195 (51.24%)

Gombe

Buhari — 361,245 (78.43%)

Jonathan — 96,873 (21.03%)

Imo

Buhari — 133,253 (18.96%)

Jonathan — 559,185 (79.55%)

Jigawa

Buhari — 885,988 (85.39%)

Jonathan — 142,904 (13.77%)

Kaduna

Buhari — 1,127,760 (69.72%)

Jonathan — 484,085 (29.93%)

Kano

Buhari — 1,903,999 (89.44%)

Jonathan — 215,779 (10.14%)

Katsina

Buhari — 1,345,441 (92.83%)

Jonathan — 98,937 (6.83%)

Kebbi

Buhari — 567,883 (83.88%)

Jonathan — 100,972 (14.91%)

Kogi

Buhari — 264,851 (62.86%)

Jonathan — 149,987 (35.60%)

Kwara

Buhari — 302,146 (68.66%)

Jonathan — 132,602 (30.13%)

Lagos

Buhari — 792,460 (54.89%)

Jonathan — 632,327 (43.80%)

Nasarawa

Buhari — 236,838 (46.30%)

Jonathan — 273,460 (53.46%)

Niger

Buhari — 657,678 (80.83%)

Jonathan — 149,222 (18.34%)

Ogun

Buhari — 308,290 (57.82%)

Jonathan — 207,950 (39.00%)

Ondo

Buhari — 299,889 (53.45%)

Jonathan — 251,368 (44.80%)

Osun

Buhari — 383,603 (59.69%)

Jonathan — 249,929 (38.89%)

Oyo

Buhari — 528,620 (59.98%)

Jonathan — 303,376 (34.42%)

Plateau

Buhari — 429,140 (43.68%)

Jonathan — 549,615 (55.95%)

Rivers

Buhari — 69,238 (4.42%)

Jonathan — 1,487,075 (94.99%)

Sokoto

Buhari — 671,926 (80.54%)

Jonathan — 152,199 (18.24%)

Taraba

Buhari — 261,326 (45.08%))

Jonathan — 310,800 (53.62%)

Yobe

Buhari — 446,265 (94.19%)

Jonathan — 25,526 (5.39%)

Zamfara

Buhari — 612,202 (80.44%)

Jonathan — 144,833 (19.03%)

Total

Buhari — 15,424,921 (53.96%) — Winner

Jonathan — 12,853,162 (44.96%)

*Data sourced from INEC's archived page and Electoral Geography.

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