# 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Zamfara State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

## Background

In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as Kabir Garba Marafa (APC-Central) and Ahmad Sani Yerima (APC-North) retired while Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (APC-West) was disqualified alongside all other Zamfara APC nominees. With the disqualification, PDP runners-up—Hassan Muhammed Gusau (Central), Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (North), and Lawali Hassan Anka (West)—were declared victors by court ruling. The ruling also overturned APC victories in the gubernatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly elections before awarding those offices to the PDP runners-up.

## Overview

| Affiliation | Party | Party | Party | Total |
| Affiliation | PDP | APC | Vacant | Total |
| Previous Election | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Before Election | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| After Election | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 |

## Summary

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Results |
| District | Incumbent | Party | Status | Candidates |
| Zamfara Central | Vacant | Vacant | New member electedPDP gain | ▌Kabir Garba Marafa (APC) ▌Y Ikira Aliyu Bilbis (PDP) |
| Zamfara North | Sahabi Alhaji Yaú | APC | Incumbent re-elected | ▌Y Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC) ▌Bala Mande (PDP) |
| Zamfara West | Lawali Hassan Anka | APC | Incumbent retired New member elected APC hold | ▌Y Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (APC) ▌Muhammed Bello Sarkin-Fagon (PDP) |

## Zamfara Central

The Zamfara Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bungudu, Gusau, Maru, and Tsafe. The seat is vacant as Senator Hassan Muhammed Gusau (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, resigned from the Senate on 23 February 2022 to become Deputy Governor of Zamfara State.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Zamfara Central Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | AA | Bello Atiku Gusau | |
| | ADP | Samira Abdullahi | |
| | APP | Buhari Isah | |
| | ADC | Nuhu Garba Tunau | |
| | APC | Kabir Garba Marafa | |
| | APGA | Jamilu Abdulkadir | |
| | LP | Sani Yusuf | |
| | NRM | Nura Muhammad Abbas | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Umar Yuguda Gusau | |
| | PDP | Ikira Aliyu Bilbis | |
| | SDP | Madawaki Isah Ibrahim | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100.00% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

## Zamfara North

The Zamfara North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw, Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, Talata Mafara, and Zurmi. Incumbent Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is seeking re-election.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Zamfara North Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | AA | Ibrahim Idris | |
| | ADP | Abdulmajid Shehu | |
| | APP | Shamsu Abubakar | |
| | ADC | Kabiru Usman | |
| | APC | Sahabi Alhaji Yaú | |
| | APGA | Aminu Abdullahi | |
| | LP | Yakubu Adamu | |
| | NRM | Muhammad Mansur Alinakura | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Son-Allah Abubakar Ibrahim | |
| | PDP | Bala Mande | |
| | SDP | Usman Abdullahi | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100.00% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

## Zamfara West

The Zamfara West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Anka, Bakura, Bukkuyum, Gummi, and Maradun. Incumbent Lawali Hassan Anka (APC), who was elected in 2019 as a member of the PDP, is opted not to seek re-election.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Zamfara West Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | A | [] | | |
| | AA | Bello Muhammed | | |
| | ADP | Suleiman Lawwali | | |
| | ADC | Ibrahim Musa Anka | | |
| | APC | Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari | 147,346 | |
| | APGA | Nazibu Saleh | | |
| | LP | Yahaya Aliyu | | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Abdulmalik Adamu | 363 | |
| | PDP | Muhammed Bello Sarkin-Fagon | 5,583 | |
| | SDP | Umar Muhammad Gummi | | |
| | YPP | Ibrahim Aliyu | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |