# 2010 Anambra State gubernatorial election

The 2010 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on February 6, 2010. The APGA nominee Peter Obi won the election, defeating Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
Peter Obi emerged APGA candidate. He picked Emeka Sibeudu as his running mate. Chris Ngige was the ACN candidate. 25 candidates contested in the election.

## Electoral system

The Governor of Anambra State is elected using the plurality voting system.

## Primary election
### APGA primary

The APGA primary election was won by Peter Obi. He picked Emeka Sibeudu as his running mate.

### ACN primary

The ACN primary election was won by Chris Ngige.

## Results

A total number of 25 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,844,815. Total number of votes cast was 301,232, while number of valid votes was 284,547. Rejected votes were 16,685.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Peter Obi | All Progressives Grand Alliance | 97,843 | 34.39 |
| | Chris Ngige | Action Congress of Nigeria | 60,240 | 21.17 |
| | Charles Chukwuma Soludo | People's Democratic Party | 59,355 | 20.86 |
| | Andy Uba | Labour Party | 26,106 | 9.17 |
| | Nicholas Ukachukwu | Hope Democratic Party | 20,777 | 7.30 |
| | Uche Ekwunife | Progressive Peoples Alliance | 9,595 | 3.37 |
| | Other candidates | | 10,631 | 3.74 |
| Total | Total | Total | 284,547 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 284,547 | 94.46 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 16,685 | 5.54 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 301,232 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,844,815 | 16.33 |
| Source: USA Africa Dialogue |||||

### By local government area

Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 284,547 represents the 25 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Peter Obi. Blue represents LGAs won by Chris Ngige. Yellow represents LGAs won by other candidates in the election. Charles Soludo of the People's Democratic Party won Oyi LGA polling 4,374 votes and Anambra East LGA polling 2,720 votes. Andy Uba of the Labour Party won Ayamelum LGA polling 6,301 votes. Nicholas Ukachukwu of the Hope Democratic Party won Nnewi South LGA polling 5,577 votes.
| LGA | Peter Obi APGA | Peter Obi APGA | Chris Ngige ACN | Chris Ngige ACN | Total Votes |
| LGA | # | % | # | % | # |
| Njikoka | 5,445 | | 2,931 | | |
| Dunukofia | 1,319 | | 2,823 | | |
| Awka South | 6,082 | | 3,718 | | |
| Ayamelum | 4,322 | | 2,433 | | |
| Anaocha | 14,693 | | 1,646 | | |
| Orumba South | 2,589 | | 1,649 | | |
| Ekwusigo | 4,030 | | 2,454 | | |
| Aguata | 6,235 | | 1,881 | | |
| Onitsha North | 6,602 | | 2,459 | | |
| Ogbaru | 5,280 | | 1,870 | | |
| Idemili South | 2,049 | | 9,043 | | |
| Oyi | 1,864 | | 2,885 | | |
| Orumba North | 6,298 | | 1,270 | | |
| Awka North | 3,716 | | 1,454 | | |
| Onitsha South | 10,017 | | 3,511 | | |
| Ihiala | 5,996 | | 1,803 | | |
| Anambra East | 1,889 | | 754 | | |
| Anambra West | 2,941 | | 1,281 | | |
| Nnewi South | 2,061 | | 2,469 | | |
| Idemili North | 1,181 | | 7,936 | | |
| Nnewi North | 3,234 | | 3,970 | | |
| Totals | 97,843 | | 60,240 | | 284,547 |