2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election
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The 2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 21 June 2014, the PDP nominee Ayo Fayose won election, defeating Kayode Fayemi of the APC.[1][2][3][4][5]
Ayo Fayose emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 462 votes and defeating his closest rival, Caleb Olubolade, who received 7 votes, Dayo Adeyeye came third with 3 votes and Modupe Ogundipe had 1 vote. He picked Kolapo Olushola as his running mate.[6][7] Kayode Fayemi was the APC candidate. 14 candidates contested in the election.[8][9]
Electoral system
[edit]The Governor of Ekiti State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
[edit]PDP primary
[edit]The PDP primary election was held on 22 March 2014. Ayo Fayose won the primary election polling 462 votes against 3 other candidates. His closest rival, Caleb Olubolade, had 7 votes, Dayo Adeyeye came third with 3 votes and Modupe Ogundipe received 1 vote.[10][11][12][13][14]
APC primary
[edit]The APC primary election was held on 13 April 2014. Kayode Fayemi won the primary election polling 192,767 votes against other candidates who participated.[15]
Results
[edit]A total number of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[16][17][18][19]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Fayose | People's Democratic Party | 203,090 | 58.58 | |
| Kayode Fayemi | All Progressives Congress | 120,433 | 34.74 | |
| Bamidele Michael Opeyemi | Labour Party | 18,135 | 5.23 | |
| Progressive Peoples Alliance | 1,050 | 0.30 | ||
| Convention People's Party | 967 | 0.28 | ||
| People For Democratic Change | 921 | 0.27 | ||
| Alliance for Democracy | 843 | 0.24 | ||
| National Conscience Party | 322 | 0.09 | ||
| Accord | 268 | 0.08 | ||
| KOWA Party | 222 | 0.06 | ||
| Action Alliance | 146 | 0.04 | ||
| MPPP | 137 | 0.04 | ||
| United Democratic Party | 67 | 0.02 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 65 | 0.02 | ||
| Total | 346,666 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Vanguard | ||||
References
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- ^ pmnews (13 April 2014). "Fayemi wins APC governorship primary in Ekiti". P.M. News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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- ^ "Result Of Ekiti State Governorship Election, June 21, 2014". INEC. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.