# 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Sokoto 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, all three incumbent senators were returned with Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC-East) winning re-election with 54% of the vote and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC-Central) winning re-election with 54% as well while Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (PDP-South) was returned after a court ruling later in 2019. The senatorial results were an example of the state's competitiveness as the APC won most House of Representatives seats and won a majority in the state House of Assembly but the PDP held the governorship even though Buhari won the state in the presidential election.

## Overview

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

## Summary

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Results |
| District | Incumbent | Party | Status | Candidates |
| Sokoto East | Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir | APC | Incumbent retired New member elected APC hold | ▌Y Ibrahim Lamido (APC) ▌Shu'aibu Gwanda Gobir (PDP) |
| Sokoto North | Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko | APC | Incumbent re-elected | ▌Y Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC) ▌Manir Dan Iya (PDP) |
| Sokoto South | Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba | APC | Incumbent lost re-election New member electedPDP gain | ▌Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (APC) ▌Y Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (PDP) |

## Sokoto East

The Sokoto East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Gada, Goronyo, Gwadabawa, Illela, Isa, Rabah, Sabon Birni, and Wurno. Incumbent Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (APC) was elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2019. Ibrahim Gobir opted to run for governor of Sokoto State instead of seeking re-election; he came second in the APC gubernatorial primary.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Sokoto East Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | APP | Imamu Umar Sanusi | |
| | APC | Ibrahim Lamido | |
| | APGA | Bello Achida Bilyaminu | |
| | LP | Ashiru Namadina | |
| | NRM | Ibrahim Abubakar | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Dahiru Abdullahi | |
| | PRP | Bello Isah Holai | |
| | PDP | Shu'aibu Gwanda Gobir | |
| | SDP | Mohammed Ibrahim | |
| | ZLP | Aminu Bello | |
| 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 | |

## Sokoto North

The Sokoto North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Binji, Gudu, Kware, Silame, Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Tangaza, and Wamako. Incumbent Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC), who was elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Sokoto North Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | APP | Ahmed Muazu Sidi | |
| | ADC | Faruku Muhammad | |
| | APC | Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko | |
| | APGA | Modi Aliyu Abubakar | |
| | NRM | Abubakar Manu Gumbi | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Nayaba Shuaibu Mohammed | |
| | PRP | Ibrahim Ghazali Abdullahi | |
| | PDP | Manir Dan Iya | |
| | SDP | Abdullahi Aminu | |
| 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 | |

## Sokoto South

The Sokoto South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bodinga, Dange Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo. In the 2019 election, Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal (APC) initially won and was sworn in as senator in June; however, his election was overturned in October and the victory awarded to Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba (PDP). In April 2022, Abdullahi Danbaba defected to the APC and he is seeking re-election.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Sokoto South Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | ADC | Faruku Mohammad | |
| | APC | Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba | |
| | APGA | Rabi'u Umar | |
| | LP | Abubakar Umar | |
| | NRM | Saidu Buda | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Aliyu Abubakar Sanyinna | |
| | PDP | Aminu Waziri Tambuwal | |
| | SDP | Bala Labbo | |
| | ZLP | Bashir Mohammad | |
| 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 | |