The 2015 Zamfara State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Zamfara State.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]} Held on April 11, 2015, the All Progressives Congress nominee Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari won the election, defeating Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi of the People's Democratic Party.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]}

APC primary

APC candidate, Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari clinched the party ticket. The APC primary election was held in 2014.^{[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]}

PDP primary

PDP candidate, Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi clinched the party ticket.^{[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]} The PDP primary election was held in 2014.^{[63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76]}

Results

A total of 20 candidates contested in the election. Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari from the All Progressives Congress won the election, defeating Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi from the People's Democratic Party.^{[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84]}

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