# 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Anambra State

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Anambra State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.

## Background

Anambra State is a small, Igbo-majority southeastern state; although it is one of the most developed states in the nation, Anambra has faced challenges in security as both the nationwide kidnapping epidemic and separatist violence have heavily affected the region. Originally launched ostensibly to defend ethnic Igbos from herdsmen and government attacks, the separatist organization Indigenous People of Biafra's Eastern Security Network began violently enforcing economically destructive weekly lockdowns in 2021 and swiftly were criticized for committing human rights abuses against civilians it was meant to protect. These atrocities coupled with law enforcement brutality and herder–farmer clashes worsened the security situation prior to the election.
Politically, the 2019 elections were categorized by competitive contests between the state PDP and APGA. Statewise, the majority of House of Assembly seats were won by APGA. The parties split the eleven House of Representatives seats with the PDP winning 6 seats and APGA winning 5 seats while two senate seats went to the PDP and one seat was gained by the YPP. For the presidency, Anambra was easily won by PDP nominee Atiku Abubakar by an 81% margin of victory.

## Polling

| Polling organisation/client | Fieldwork date | Sample size | | | | | Others | Undecided | Undisclosed | Not voting |
| Polling organisation/client | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Tinubu APC | Obi LP | Kwankwaso NNPP | Abubakar PDP | Others | Undecided | Undisclosed | Not voting |
| BantuPage | December 2022 | N/A | 0% | 76% | 0% | 0% | – | 6% | 2% | 15% |
| Nextier (Anambra crosstabs of national poll) | 27 January 2023 | N/A | – | 96.6% | – | 2.2% | – | 1.1% | – | – |
| SBM Intelligence for EiE (Anambra crosstabs of national poll) | 22 January-6 February 2023 | N/A | 2% | 85% | – | 1% | – | 11% | – | – |

## Projections

| Source | Projection | Projection | As of |
| Africa Elects | Safe Obi | Safe Obi | 24 February 2023 |
| Dataphyte |
| Dataphyte | Tinubu: | 20.06% | 11 February 2023 |
| Dataphyte | Obi: | 67.10% | 11 February 2023 |
| Dataphyte | Abubakar: | 6.53% | 11 February 2023 |
| Dataphyte | Others: | 6.32% | 11 February 2023 |
| Enough is Enough- SBM Intelligence | Obi | Obi | 17 February 2023 |
| SBM Intelligence | Obi | Obi | 15 December 2022 |
| ThisDay |
| ThisDay | Tinubu: | 5% | 27 December 2022 |
| ThisDay | Obi: | 70% | 27 December 2022 |
| ThisDay | Kwankwaso: | – | 27 December 2022 |
| ThisDay | Abubakar: | 10% | 27 December 2022 |
| ThisDay | Others/Undecided: | 15% | 27 December 2022 |
| The Nation | Obi | Obi | 12-19 February 2023 |

## General election
### Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Peter Obi | Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed | LP | 584,621 | 95.24 |
| | Atiku Abubakar | Ifeanyi Okowa | PDP | 9,036 | 1.47 |
| | Peter Umeadi | Abdullahi Muhammed Koli | APGA | 7,388 | 1.20 |
| | Bola Tinubu | Kashim Shettima | APC | 5,111 | 0.83 |
| | Malik Ado-Ibrahim | Kasarachi Enyinna | YPP | 1,997 | 0.33 |
| | Rabiu Kwankwaso | Isaac Idahosa | NNPP | 1,967 | 0.32 |
| | Dan Nwanyanwu | Ramalan Abubakar | ZLP | 1,420 | 0.23 |
| | Sunday Adenuga | Mustapha Usman Turaki | BP | 514 | 0.08 |
| | Christopher Imumolen | Bello Bala Maru | A | 343 | 0.06 |
| | Princess Chichi Ojei | Ibrahim Mohammed | APM | 325 | 0.05 |
| | Yabagi Sani | Udo Okey-Okoro | ADP | 299 | 0.05 |
| | Dumebi Kachikwu | Ahmed Buhari | ADC | 208 | 0.03 |
| | Osita Nnadi | Isa Hamisu | APP | 148 | 0.02 |
| | Felix Johnson Osakwe | Yahaya Muhammad Kyabo | NRM | 118 | 0.02 |
| | Omoyele Sowore | Haruna Garba Magashi | AAC | 112 | 0.02 |
| | Hamza al-Mustapha | Chukwuka Johnson | AA | 108 | 0.02 |
| | Adewole Adebayo | Yusuf Buhari | SDP | 84 | 0.01 |
| | Kola Abiola | Haro Haruna Zego | PRP | 62 | 0.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 613,861 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 613,861 | 98.28 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,751 | 1.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 628,590 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,536,156 | 24.79 |
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#### By senatorial district

The results of the election by senatorial district.
| Senatorial district | Bola Tinubu APC | Bola Tinubu APC | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Peter Obi LP | Peter Obi LP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Others | Others | Total valid votes |
| Senatorial district | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total valid votes |
| Anambra Central Senatorial District | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Anambra North Senatorial District | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Anambra South Senatorial District | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Totals | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |

#### By federal constituency

The results of the election by federal constituency.
| Federal constituency | Bola Tinubu APC | Bola Tinubu APC | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Peter Obi LP | Peter Obi LP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Others | Others | Total valid votes |
| Federal constituency | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total valid votes |
| Aguata Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Anambra East/Anambra West Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Awka North/Awka South Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Idemili North/Idemili South Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Ihiala Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Njikoka/Dunukofia/Anaocha Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Ogbaru Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Onitsha North/Onitsha South Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Orumba North/Orumba South Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |
| Totals | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD |

#### By local government area

The results of the election by local government area.
| Local government area | Bola Tinubu APC | Bola Tinubu APC | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Peter Obi LP | Peter Obi LP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Others | Others | Total valid votes | Turnout (%) |
| Local government area | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total valid votes | Turnout (%) |
| Aguata | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Anambra East | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Anambra West | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Anaocha | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Awka North | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Awka South | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Ayamelum | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Dunukofia | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Ekwusigo | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Idemili North | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Idemili South | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Ihiala | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Njikoka | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Nnewi North | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Nnewi South | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Ogbaru | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Onitsha North | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Onitsha South | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Orumba North | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Orumba South | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Oyi | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |
| Totals | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % |