# 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Plateau 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 reelected as all three retired from the Senate. In the Central district, Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka held the seat for the APC with 48% of the vote while Ignatius Datong Longjan gained the South district for the APC with 51%. In the North district, Istifanus Gyang held the seat for the PDP with 58% of the vote. The senatorial results were an example of slight APC gains in the state as the party also claimed a House of Representatives seat. Additionally, the APC won a majority in the House of Assembly and incumbent Governor Simon Lalong won re-election in the gubernatorial election. However, Abubakar narrowly won the state in the presidential election.

## Overview

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

## Summary

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Results |
| District | Incumbent | Party | Status | Candidates |
| Plateau Central | Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka | APC | Incumbent retired New member elected APC hold | ▌Y Diket Plang (APC) ▌G. Y. Gotom (PDP) |
| Plateau North | Istifanus Gyang | PDP | Incumbent lost renomination New member elected PDP hold | ▌Chris Giwa (APC) ▌Y Simon Mwadkwon (PDP) |
| Plateau South | Nora Daduut | APC | Incumbent withdrew from primary New member elected PDP gain | ▌Simon Lalong (APC) ▌Y Napoleon Bali (PDP) |

## Plateau Central

The Plateau Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bokkos, Mangu, Pankshin, Kanke, and Kanam. Incumbent Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka (APC), who was elected with 48.4% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election. In March 2022, Dimka announced that he would run for governor of Plateau State instead of seeking re-election; he eventually withdrew from the APC gubernatorial primary.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Plateau Central Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | ADP | Katnanka John Kanzum | |
| | ADC | Manasseh Damulak | |
| | APC | Diket Plang | |
| | LP | Garba Pwul | |
| | NRM | Tangtu Ayuba Mwansat | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Emmanuel Jonah Yilluk | |
| | PDP | G. Y. Gotom | |
| | SDP | Leonard Dilkon | |
| | ZLP | Longgagal Isaac | |
| 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 | |

## Plateau North

The Plateau North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Jos East, Jos North, Jos South, and Riyom. Incumbent Istifanus Gyang (PDP), who was elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2019, sought re-election but lost renomination.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Plateau North Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | AA | Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed | |
| | ADP | Pam Mwadkon Dachungyang | |
| | ADC | Samuel Pam Gyang | |
| | APC | Chris Giwa | |
| | APM | Abdulhadi Nasiru Hamisu | |
| | LP | Yaya Zi Gyang | |
| | NRM | Kumusu Eleazar Ahoro | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Yakub Muhammad Shafiu | |
| | PRP | Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande | |
| | PDP | Simon Mwadkwon | |
| | SDP | Uba Mammn Ibrahim | |
| | ZLP | Paul Francis | |
| 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 | |

## Plateau South

The Plateau South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Langtang North, Langtang South, Mikang, Qua'an Pan, Shendam, and Wase. In 2019, Ignatius Datong Longjan (APC) was elected to the seat with 51.2% of the vote but he died in February 2020. In the ensuing December 2020 by-election, Nora Daduut (APC) was elected with 53.4% of the vote; she initially opted to seek re-election before withdrawing from the APC primary.

### Campaign

Reporting on the campaign noted that Lalong spent a significant part of the campaign season traveling nationwide with for Tinubu presidential campaign; thus he had not spent much of the campaign period in the district.

### General election
#### Results

2023 Plateau South Senatorial District election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | AA | Boniface Nietlong | |
| | AAC | Bartho Donglong Nyelong | |
| | ADC | Zira Manasseh Paul | |
| | APC | Simon Lalong | |
| | LP | Tobias Nda | |
| | New Nigeria Peoples Party | Napgan Timlok Fyenda | |
| | PRP | Abdulkarim Nimlang | |
| | PDP | Napoleon Bali | |
| | SDP | Ponfa Emmanuel Ogah | |
| 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 | |