The 2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 14 July 2018. APC Governor Kayode Fayemi who ruled from 2010 to 2014 won re-election for a second term, defeating Kolapo Olushola of the PDP.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Kayode Fayemi emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 941 votes and defeating his closest rival, Segun Oni, who received 481 votes. He picked Bisi Egbeyemi as his running mate.^[15][16] Kolapo Olushola was the PDP candidate with Deji Ogunsakin as his running mate.^{[17][18][19][20]} 35 candidates contested in the election.^{[21][22][23][24]}

Electoral system

The Governor of Ekiti State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

Results

A total number of 35 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.

The total number of registered voters in the state was 909,585, while 405,861 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 403,451, while number of valid votes was 384,594. Rejected votes were 18,857.

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