The INEC Collation Officer, Prof. Lawal Bilbis, who announced the result said the APC candidate polled 730,002 votes while his closest rival, Isah Ashiru Kudan of the Peoples Democratic Party, scored 719,196 votes.
He added that the Labour Party candidate, Jonathan Asake, polled 58,283 to come third while the New Nigeria Peoples Party candidate, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, came to a distant fourth with 21,405 votes while rejected votes stood at 19,114.
The PDP candidate won in 13 LGAs of the state while Sani, the incumbent Senator representing the Kaduna Central Senatorial District of the state, won 10 LGAs.
The LGAs won by Ashiru include, Kaura, Sanga, Kajuru, Jaba, Makarfi, Jema’ah, Zango-Kataf, Soba, Chikun, Kagarko, Kachia,Lere and Kudan.
The APC candidate won in Giwa, Ikara, Kauru, Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Kubau, Kaduna South, Kaduna North, Igabi, and Birnin-Gwari.
However, prior to the announcement, there were wild jubilations in some parts of the state that the PDP candidate won the election, a development that saw residents celebrating the victory at the various joints in the state.
Places that erupted with wild jubilations included, Barnawa, Sabon Tasha, Narayi as well Gonin-Gora, all in the southern part of the state.
Below are the governorship election results:
1. Kaura LGA
APC: 7,748
LP: 12,950
NNPP: 618
PDP: 15,108
Registered voters – 101,279
Accredited votes – 37,254
Total valid votes – 36,889
Rejected votes – 337
Total vote cast – 37,236
PDP wins
2. Giwa LGA
APC: 30,773
LP: 221
NNPP: 547
PDP: 28,869
Registered votes- 141,456
Accredited votes – 62,819
Total valid votes – 61,981
Rejected votes – 838
Total vote cast – 62,815
APC wins
3. Sanga LGA
APC: 12,338
LP: 2,135
NNPP: 457
PDP: 13,119
Registered voters – 103,403
Accredited voters -28,500
Total valid votes – 28,234
Rejected votes – 262
Total vote cast -28,496
PDP wins
4. Kajuru LGA
APC: 8,271
LP: 1,773
NNPP:982
PDP: 23,125
Registered voters – 92,668
Accredited voters -34,860
Total valid votes – 34,502
Rejected votes – 349
Total vote cast -34,851
PDP wins
5. Jaba LGA
APC:7,564
LP: 2,871
NNPP: 174
PDP: 14,616
Registered voters – 75,445
Accredited voters – 25,741
Total valid votes – 25,392
Rejected votes – 333
Total vote cast -25,725
PDP wins
6. Makarfi LGA
APC: 25,670
LP: 278
NNPP: 532
PDP: 26,128
Registered voters – 118,162
Accredited voters -55,446
Total valid votes – 52,787
Rejected votes – 471
Total vote cast -53,258
7. Ikara LGA
APC: 29,066
LP : 692
NNPP: 550
PDP: 28,612
Registered voters – 132,906
Accredited voters -61,790
Total valid votes – 59,206
Rejected votes – 784
Total vote cast -59,990
APC wins
8. Jema’ah LGA.
APC: 19,920
LP:6,017
NNPP:543
PDP: 28,963
Registered voters: 173,84
Accredited votes:56,490
Total valid votes:55,798
Rejected votes: 574
Total votes cast: 56,372
PDP wins
9. Zango-Kataf LGA
APC: 11,448
LP: 7,377
NNPP:184
PDP: 33,185
Registered voters:175,145
Accredited votes:53,142
Total valid votes:52,609
Rejected votes: 533
Total votes cast: 53,242
PDP wins
10. Kauru LGA
APC: 26,915
LP: 2,461
NNPP:455
PDP: 26,342
Registered voters: 132,827
Accredited votes:58,311
Total valid votes: 55,789
Rejected votes: 493
Total votes cast: 58,282
APC wins
11. Soba LGA
APC: 28,235
LP:457
NNPP:335
PDP: 30,874
Registered voters: 158,086
Accredited votes:61,580
Total valid votes:59,406
Rejected votes: 981
Total votes cast: 60,441
PDP wins
12. Sabon Gari LGA
APC: 44,406
PDP: 33,553
LP: 972
NNPP: 2706
Registered voters: 217,941
Accreditied voters: 85,328
Total valid votes: 82,312
Rejected votes: 1,456
Total votes cast:83,
APC wins
13. Kubau LGA
APC: 39,855
PDP:26,627
LP: 604
NNPP: 102
Registered voters: 158,757
Accreditied voters: 68,727
Total valid votes:
Rejected votes: 886
Total votes cast:68,559
APC wins
14. Zaria LGA
APC: 78659
PDP: 47091
LP: 672
NNPP: 2567
Registered voters: 326,068
Accreditied voters: 136,493
Total valid votes: 131,730
Rejected votes: 2248
Total votes cast:133,978
APC wins
15. Kaduna South LGA
APC: 69,170
PDP:42,604
LP:2,292
NNPP:1,048
Registered voters: 407,580
Accreditied voters: 119,404
Total valid votes: 116,749
Rejected votes: 1730
Total votes cast: 118,479
APC wins
16. Kaduna North LGA
APC: 65,783
PDP: 33,120
LP:1,042
NNPP: 4,307
Registered voters: 369,428
Accreditied voters:108,777
Total valid votes: 107,181
Rejected votes: 1499
Total votes cast:108,680
APC wins
17. Chikun LGA
Prof. Haruna Aliyu(returning Officer)
APC:19,974
PDP: 89,946
LP: 4, 774
NNPP ???
Registered voters: 334,071
Accreditied voters: 118,017
Total valid votes: 116,059
Rejected votes: 1,614
Total votes cast:117,673
PDP wins
18. Igabi LGA
APC: 74,994
PDP: 40,681
LP: 1998
NNPP:1,117
Registered voters: 119, 277
Accreditied voters: 132, 175
Total valid votes: 119,277
Rejected votes: 3323
Total votes cast:122,633
APC wins
19. Kagarko LGA
APC: 18,830
PDP:19,991
LP:1,530
NNPP:221
Registered voters: 129,788
Accreditied voters: 41,558
Total valid votes: 40,728
Rejected votes: 550
Total votes cast:41,298
20. KACHIA
APC 23849
PDP 27490
LP 1726
NNPP 470
PDP wins
21. LERE LGA
APC- 45823
PDP- 46363
LP – 4321
NNPP- 1515
PDP wins
22. Birnin-Gwari LGA
APC 20627
PDP 19,954
LP 37
NNPP 726
APC WINS
23. Kudan
APC 21,076
LP 887
NNPP 670
PDP 23,272
PDP wins
