2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State
2015 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State was held on 28 March 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Taraba State. Emmanuel Bwacha representing Taraba South and Abubakar Sani Danladi representing Taraba North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf representing Taraba Central won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.[1][2]
Overview
Summary
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraba South | Emmanuel Bwacha | PDP | ||
| Taraba North | Abubakar Sani Danladi | PDP | ||
| Taraba Central | Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf | APC |
Results
Taraba South
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Emmanuel Bwacha won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Waziri Salihu and other party candidates.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Emmanuel Bwacha | |||
| APC | Waziri Salihu | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Taraba North
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Abubakar Sani won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Ali Sani and other party candidates.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Abubakar Sani Danladi | |||
| APC | Ali Sani | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Taraba Central
All Progressives Congress candidate Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf won the election, defeating Peoples Democratic Party candidate Marafa Bashir and other party candidates.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf | |||
| PDP | Marafa Bashir | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| APC hold | ||||