2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State

In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as Magnus Ngei Abe (APC-Rivers South East) retired to run for Governor while Andrew Uchendu (APC-East) and Osinakachukwu Ideozu (APC-Rivers West) could not run for re-election due to the disqualification of all Rivers APC candidates. George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) won the East seat with 89% of the vote, Barry Mpigi (PDP) won the South East seat with 95%, and Betty Apiafi (PDP) won the West seat with 79%. The senatorial results were an example of continued PDP strength in the state as the party also won all House of Representatives seats and Abubakar won the state in the presidential election by 50%; the PDP also won a majority in the House of Assembly and the gubernatorial election.

The Rivers East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Emohua, Etche, Ikwerre, Obio-Akpor, Ogu–Bolo, Okrika, Omuma, and Port Harcourt. Incumbent George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) was elected with 89.1% of the vote in 2019. Sekibo opted to run for governor of Rivers State instead of seeking re-election; he came joint-last in the PDP gubernatorial primary.

The Rivers South East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Andoni, Eleme, Gokana, Khana, Opobo–Nkoro, Oyigbo, and Tai. Incumbent Barry Mpigi (PDP), who was elected with 94.7% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.