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2023 Senate elections in Taraba
2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State
Majority party
Minority party
Party
APC
PDP
Last election
1
2
Seats before
2
1
APC incumbent retiring PDP incumbent running for re-election
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Taraba State , one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election , as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives ; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
In the previous Senate elections, all three incumbent senators were returned with Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (APC-Central) winning re-election with 45% of the vote while Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP-North) won re-election with 43% and Emmanuel Bwacha (PDP-South) also was returned with 43%. The senatorial results were an example of the state's competitiveness as the House of Representatives seats were closely split and Abubakar only narrowly won the state in the presidential election . On the state level, the PDP continued its dominance by and winning a majority in the state House of Assembly and holding the governorship .
Affiliation
Party
Total
APC
PDP
Previous Election
1
2
3
Before Election
2
1
3
After Election
1
2
3
2023 Taraba Central Senatorial District election
The Taraba Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Bali , Gashaka , Gassol , Kurmi , and Sardauna . Incumbent Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (APC ), who was elected with 44.9% of the vote in 2019 , declined to seek re-election instead running for governor of Taraba State ; Yusuf lost both the initial and rerun APC primaries .
2023 Taraba North Senatorial District election
The Taraba North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ardo Kola , Jalingo , Karim Lamido , Lau , Yorro , and Zing . Incumbent Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP ), who was elected with 43.3% of the vote in 2019 , is seeking re-election.
2023 Taraba South Senatorial District election
The Taraba South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Donga , Ibi , Takum , Ussa , and Wukari . Incumbent Emmanuel Bwacha (APC ) was elected with 42.6% of the vote in 2019 as a member of the PDP. He defected to the APC in February 2022 and opted to run for governor of Taraba State instead of seeking re-election.
^ This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.
