2023 · 25 February 2023
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bola Tinubu APC | 8,794,726 | 36.6% |
| Atiku Abubakar PDP | 6,984,520 | 29.1% |
| Peter Obi LP | 6,101,533 | 25.4% |
| Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | 1,496,687 | 6.2% |
Registered voters: 93,469,008. Votes cast: 24,965,218. Turnout: 26.7%.
Presidential elections, 1999 to 2023
National totals as declared. Shares are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast as a share of registered voters. INEC's own results for 1999 to 2011 are not online, so those come from the IFES ElectionGuide database, checked against Nigerian reports.
Turnout
Fewer than three in ten registered voters voted in 2023, down from more than half in 1999, 2007 and 2011.
Election 2027 hub →2003 is left out: three different sets of figures are in circulation.
2019 · 23 February 2019
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammadu Buhari APC | 15,191,847 | 55.6% |
| Atiku Abubakar PDP | 11,262,978 | 41.2% |
Registered voters: 84,004,084. Votes cast: 28,614,190. Turnout: 34.1%.
INEC's collated results use a register of 82,344,107, which gives a turnout of 34.75%.
2015 · 28 March 2015
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammadu Buhari APC | 15,424,921 | 54.0% |
| Goodluck Jonathan PDP | 12,853,162 | 45.0% |
Registered voters: 67,422,005. Votes cast: 29,432,083. Turnout: 43.7%.
Source: INEC Presidential Election Analysis 2015 (PDF); IFES ElectionGuide
2011 · 16 April 2011
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goodluck Jonathan PDP | 22,495,187 | 58.9% |
| Muhammadu Buhari CPC | 12,214,853 | 32.0% |
| Nuhu Ribadu ACN | 2,079,151 | 5.4% |
Registered voters: 73,528,040. Votes cast: 39,469,484. Turnout: 53.7%.
Reports describe the 2011 register as about 73.5 million; ElectionGuide's exact figure is shown.
Source: IFES ElectionGuide; ISS situation report, May 2011, with INEC's results table (PDF)
2007 · 21 April 2007
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Umaru Musa Yar'Adua PDP | 24,638,063 | 69.6% |
| Muhammadu Buhari ANPP | 6,605,299 | 18.7% |
| Atiku Abubakar | 2,637,848 | 7.5% |
Registered voters: 61,567,036. Votes cast: 35,397,517. Turnout: 57.5%.
One report of INEC's announcement gives Buhari 6,665,299 votes. We use the ElectionGuide figure, which matches other reports, until INEC's record can be checked.
Source: IFES ElectionGuide; ICIR
2003 · 19 April 2003
Winner: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)
Three different sets of vote totals for 2003 are in circulation, and we have not yet confirmed which matches INEC's final declaration. We will publish the figures once checked.
1999 · 27 February 1999
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Olusegun Obasanjo PDP | 18,738,154 | 62.8% |
| Olu Falae AD/APP | 11,110,287 | 37.2% |
Registered voters: 57,938,945. Votes cast: 30,280,052. Turnout: 52.3%.
Source: IFES ElectionGuide; The Carter Center (election date); ICIR